MySQLdb + Python + quotes

[Lars Hoeyrup Jensen]

I use the MySQLdb module to make Python interact with MySQL. I have a
problem, when I try to insert strings that contain special characters
(here I primarily think of quotes: ' and "). There _must_ be a smart
way to escape these characters. I'm looking for something precisely
like the Addslashes function in PHP; see this URL:

http://dk.php.net/manual/function.addslashes.php3

I've looked through the usenet archives but could only find the same
question, but with no answer.

Any help will be greatly appreciated,

Lars Høyrup Jensen