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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_chars(text, chars):
 """Helper function to escape uncomfortable characters."""

    text = str(text)
    chars = list(set(chars))
    if '\\' in chars:
        chars.remove('\\')
        chars.insert(0, '\\')
    for ch in chars:
        text = text.replace(ch, '\\' + ch)
    return text