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+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
+
+from MySQLdb import escape_string as escape
+
+def create_in_clause(items):
+    """Create an in clause for mysql"""
+    in_clause = ', '.join("'{}'".format(x) for x in mescape(*items))
+    in_clause = '( {} )'.format(in_clause)
+    return in_clause
+
+def mescape(*items):
+    """Multiple escape"""
+    escaped = [escape(str(item)) for item in items]
+    #print("escaped is:", escaped)
+    return escaped