$ python3
Python 3.11.3 (main, Jun  5 2023, 09:32:32) [GCC 13.1.1 20230429] on linux
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>>> import subprocess
(Wrapped for readability)
>>> subprocess.run([
  'perl','-E',
  'sub escapestr {
      $_[0] =~ s/([^\x20-\x7E])/sprintf("\\x%02X", ord $1)/egr
   }
   say escapestr($ARGV[0])',
   "\x80"])
C280
>>> subprocess.run([
  'perl','-E',
  'sub escapestr {
      $_[0] =~ s/([^\x20-\x7E])/sprintf("\\x%02X", ord $1)/egr
   }
   say escapestr($ARGV[0])',
   "\x80"])
80