diff --git a/pomcorn/component.py b/pomcorn/component.py
index 2c3dabc..8adc05c 100644
--- a/pomcorn/component.py
+++ b/pomcorn/component.py
@@ -352,8 +352,9 @@ def is_valid_item_class(cls, item_class: Any) -> bool:
     def get_item_by_text(self, text: str) -> ListItemType:
         """Get list item by text."""
         locator = self.base_item_locator.extend_query(
-            extra_query=f"[contains(.,"
-            f" {self.base_item_locator._escape_quotes(text)})]",
+            extra_query=(
+                f"[contains(., {self.base_item_locator._escape_quotes(text)})]"
+            ),
         )
         return self._item_class(page=self.page, base_locator=locator)
 
diff --git a/pomcorn/locators/base_locators.py b/pomcorn/locators/base_locators.py
index 2a5501f..955d713 100644
--- a/pomcorn/locators/base_locators.py
+++ b/pomcorn/locators/base_locators.py
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ def __bool__(self) -> bool:
         """Return whether query of current locator is empty or not."""
         return bool(self.related_query)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _escape_quotes(text: str) -> str:
+    @classmethod
+    def _escape_quotes(cls, text: str) -> str:
         """Escape single and double quotes in given text for use in locators. # noqa: D202, E501.
 
         This method is useful when locating elements
@@ -175,22 +175,22 @@ def _escape_quotes(text: str) -> str:
 
         """
 
-        if ('"' not in text and "'" not in text) or (not text):
+        if not text or ('"' not in text and "'" not in text):
             return f'"{text}"'
 
         escaped_parts = []
         buffer = ""  # Temporary storage for normal characters
 
         for char in text:
-            if char in ('"', "'"):
-                if buffer:
-                    escaped_parts.append(f'"{buffer}"')
-                    buffer = ""
-                escaped_parts.append(
-                    "'" + char + "'" if char == '"' else '"' + char + '"',
-                )
-            else:
+            if char not in ('"', "'"):
                 buffer += char
+                continue
+            if buffer:
+                escaped_parts.append(f'"{buffer}"')
+                buffer = ""
+            escaped_parts.append(
+                "'" + char + "'" if char == '"' else '"' + char + '"',
+            )
 
         if buffer:
             escaped_parts.append(f'"{buffer}"')
diff --git a/pomcorn/locators/xpath_locators.py b/pomcorn/locators/xpath_locators.py
index b47ca2b..e25a168 100644
--- a/pomcorn/locators/xpath_locators.py
+++ b/pomcorn/locators/xpath_locators.py
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ class InputByLabelLocator(XPathLocator):
     def __init__(self, label: str):
         """Init XPathLocator."""
         super().__init__(
-            query=f"//label[contains(.,"
-            f" {self._escape_quotes(label)})]/following-sibling::input",
+            query=(
+                f"//label[contains(., {self._escape_quotes(label)})]"
+                "/following-sibling::input"
+            ),
         )
 
 
@@ -260,6 +262,8 @@ class TextAreaByLabelLocator(XPathLocator):
     def __init__(self, label: str):
         """Init XPathLocator."""
         super().__init__(
-            query="//*[label[contains(text(),"
-            f" {self._escape_quotes(label)})]]/textarea",
+            query=(
+                "//*[label[contains(text(), "
+                f"{self._escape_quotes(label)})]]/textarea"
+            ),
         )