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diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/telegraf/utils.py b/src/pybind/mgr/telegraf/utils.py
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+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/telegraf/utils.py
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+def format_string(key):
+    if isinstance(key, str):
+        key = key.replace(',', r'\,')
+        key = key.replace(' ', r'\ ')
+        key = key.replace('=', r'\=')
+    return key
+
+
+def format_value(value):
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        value = value.replace('"', '\"')
+        value = u'"{0}"'.format(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, bool):
+        value = str(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, int):
+        value = "{0}i".format(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, float):
+        value = str(value)
+    return value
+