from config import INVALID_CHARS

def escapeInvalidChars(text):
    for ichar in INVALID_CHARS:
        text = text.replace(ichar,"")
    return text

def formatDate(date):
        return "%s-%02i-%02iT%02i:%02i:%02iZ" % (date.year,
                                           date.month,
                                           date.day,
                                           date.hour,
                                           date.minute,
                                           date.second)