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kvmd/validators/__init__.py

@@ -99,3 +99,11 @@ def check_any(arg: Any, name: str, validators: list[Callable[[Any], Any]]) -> An
         except Exception:
             pass
     raise_error(arg, name)
+
+
+# =====
+def filter_printable(arg: str, replace: str, limit: int) -> str:
+    return "".join(
+        (ch if ch.isprintable() else replace)
+        for ch in arg[:limit]
+    )