[Python] YAML pipeline unable to parse input parameter with special characters to a Python task

How do I escape/handle parentheses/arbitrary inputs with special characters such as the one I have shown below so that my python code gets the proper string argument?

I have a YAML pipeline and it takes an input parameter as a string from the user, and provides that string as an argument to a Python task:

- name: Name
displayName: Username
type: string
default: "-"

- task: PythonScript@0
displayName: 'Python task'
inputs:
scriptPath: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/x/y.py
arguments: ' -Name "${{parameters.Name}}" '
workingDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/x'



This input parameters works fine for alphanumeric characters, but when I input a string that has opening and closing round brackets (such as Foo(Bar)), the Python YAML task prints an error:

/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
​

Please note that the above error appears in the pipeline logs before the Python script execution even begins

Success input string: FooBar

Failure input string: Foo(Bar)

How do I handle this so that my Python script gets the correct string?

Python script:

import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="test")
parser.add_argument("-Name")

args = parser.parse_args()

user_name= args.Name


Edit: Added more clarity, and added Python script

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