tuple with 2 elements: '[' and ']', tuple with 2 elements: '&lt' and '&gt', tuple with 2 elements: '"' and '"', and tuple with 2 elements: '\'' and '\''. DOTS is a list with 6 elements: strings '&middot;', '*', '\u2022', '&#149;', '&bull;' and '&#8226;'.
DOTS = [ '&middot;' , '*' , '\u2022' , '&#149;' , '&bull;' , '&#8226;' ]