# Feature or enhancement ### Proposal: For context: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/131902#discussion_r2022611826 > [...] but I think that non-printable characters should always be escaped. The POT file should be human readable. Currently, we only escape non-printable ASCII chars, other non-printable characters are not escaped when the `--escape` is not passed. ### Has this already been discussed elsewhere? This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere ### Links to previous discussion of this feature: _No response_ <!-- gh-linked-prs --> ### Linked PRs * gh-132122 <!-- /gh-linked-prs -->