Small problem with next step handler. Changed db with todays_product bool

source/helper_functions.py

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+"""
+script for helper functions for bot related stuff
+"""
+__author__ = "Florian Kellermann, Linus Eickhoff, Florian Kaiser"
+__date__ = "28.05.2022"
+__version__ = "1.0.0"
+__license__ = "None"
+
+
+def contains_markdownv1_symbols(text):
+    """ checks if text contains markdown symbols
+    :type text: string
+
+    :param text: text to check
+
+    :return: true if text contains markdown symbols
+
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    if text.find("_") != -1 or text.find("*") != -1 or text.find("`") != -1:  # check if text contains relevant markdown symbols
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def make_markdown_proof(text):  # used to avoid errors related to markdown parsemode for telegram messaging
+    """ makes text markdown proof
+    :type text: string
+
+    :param text: text to make markdown proof
+
+    :return: markdown proof text
+
+    :rtype: string
+    """
+    text = str(text)
+
+    text = text.replace("_", "\\_")  # replace _ with \_ because \ is used as escape character in markdown, double escape is needed because \ is also a escape character in strings
+    text = text.replace("*", "\\*")
+    text = text.replace("`", "\\`")
+    text = text.replace("[", "\\[")
+    text = text.replace("]", "\\]")
+    text = text.replace("(", "\\(")
+    text = text.replace(")", "\\)")
+    text = text.replace("#", "\\#")
+    text = text.replace("+", "\\+")
+    text = text.replace("-", "\\-")
+    text = text.replace("!", "\\!")
+    text = text.replace(".", "\\.")
+    text = text.replace("?", "\\?")
+    text = text.replace("/", "\\/")
+    text = text.replace("~", "\\~")
+    text = text.replace("|", "\\|")
+    text = text.replace("<", "\\<")
+    text = text.replace(">", "\\>")
+    text = text.replace("&", "\\&")
+    text = text.replace("^", "\\^")
+    text = text.replace("$", "\\$")
+    text = text.replace("%", "\\%")
+    text = text.replace("=", "\\=")
+    text = text.replace("@", "\\@")
+
+    return text
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print("this is a module for helper functions for the bot and should not be run directly")
+    print(make_markdown_proof("_test_"))
+    text = make_markdown_proof("_test_")
+    print(f"{text}")