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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(self, obj, mapping=None):
 """Escape whatever value you pass to it. Non-standard, for internal use; do not use this in your applications. """

        if isinstance(obj, str_type):
            return "'" + self.escape_string(obj) + "'"
        if isinstance(obj, (bytes, bytearray)):
            ret = self._quote_bytes(obj)
            if self._binary_prefix:
                ret = "_binary" + ret
            return ret
        return converters.escape_item(obj, self.charset, mapping=mapping)