Improve

Author: bouwew

plugwise/util.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import ast
 import datetime as dt
 import re
-from typing import cast
+from typing import Any, cast
 
 from plugwise.constants import (
     ATTR_UNIT_OF_MEASUREMENT,
@@ -217,14 +217,15 @@ def format_measure(measure: str, unit: str) -> float | int:
 def get_vendor_name(module: etree, model_data: ModuleData) -> ModuleData:
     """Helper-function for _get_model_data()."""
     if (vendor_name := module.find("vendor_name").text) is not None:
-        model_data["vendor_name"] = parse_escapes(vendor_name)
+        vendor_name = str(parse_escapes(vendor_name))
+        model_data["vendor_name"] = vendor_name
         if "Plugwise" in vendor_name:
             model_data["vendor_name"] = vendor_name.split(" ", 1)[0]
 
     return model_data
 
 
-def parse_escapes(text: str) -> str:
+def parse_escapes(text: str) -> Any:
     """Helper-function for get_vendor_name()."""
     fixed_escapes = re.sub(r'(?<!\\)(\\\\)*("|\\$)', r"\\\1\2", text)
     return ast.literal_eval(f'"{fixed_escapes}"')