unquote

Written as unquote(argnum flags):options in a transform expression.

Minimum arguments	1
Maximum arguments	1
Default arguments	1
Argument modes	SINGLE_PRIMITIVE

Documentation

Decode URL-encoded text (percent-encoding).

Features:

• Decodes percent-encoded strings according to RFC 3986
• Handles both UTF-8 encoded and ASCII characters
• Preserves plus signs (+)
• Works with both strings and bytes objects

Behavior:

• Decodes %xx sequences to their corresponding characters
• Converts ‘+’ to space character unless alternative encoding specified
• Returns the same type as input (str or bytes)
• Preserves non-encoded characters as-is

Flags

Flag	Letter
noncaptive_input	I

Examples

Basic URL decoding

Input args: ["Hello%20World%21"]
Transforms: "unquote:"
Output: "Hello World!"

With plus signs

Input args: ["first+last%40domain.com"]
Transforms: "unquote:"
Output: "[email protected]"

With bytes input

Input args: ["Hello%20World"]
Transforms: "unquote:"
Output: "Hello World"

UTF-8 encoded characters

Input args: ["%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD"]
Transforms: "unquote:"
Output: "你好"

Preserving plus signs

Input args: ["2%2B2%3D4"]
Transforms: "unquote:"
Output: "2+2=4"