def as_channel(value):
    if not value.startswith(('#', '&')):
        return '#' + value
    return value
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dataset/ETHPy150Open gawel/irc3/irc3/utils.py/as_channel--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open ecdavis/pants/pants/http/client.py/HTTPClient._process