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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def _escape_query_term(self, term):
 """Escape a query term for inclusion in a query. - Also see: prepare_query_term(). """

        term = term.replace('\\', '\\\\')
        for c in RESERVED_CHAR_LIST:
            term = term.replace(c, r'\{}'.format(c))
        return term