(data)
return data
Escape &, <, >, ", ', etc. in a string of data.
Escape &, <, >, ", ', etc. in a string of data.
Escape & < > etc . in a string of data .
def _xml_escape(data):
    """Escape &, <, >, ", ', etc. in a string of data."""

    # ampersand must be replaced first
    from_symbols = '&><"\''
    to_symbols = ['&'+s+';' for s in "amp gt lt quot apos".split()]
    for from_,to_ in zip(from_symbols, to_symbols):
        data = data.replace(from_, to_)
    return data
def _xml_escape ( data ) : # ampersand must be replaced first from_symbols = '&><"\'' to_symbols = [ '&' + s + ';' for s in "amp gt lt quot apos" . split ( ) ] for from_ , to_ in zip ( from_symbols , to_symbols ) : data = data . replace ( from_ , to_ ) return data