How do I perform HTML decoding/encoding using Python/Django?

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With the standard library:

  • HTML Escape

    try:
    from html import escape  # python 3.x
except ImportError:
    from cgi import escape  # python 2.x

print(escape("<"))

  • HTML Unescape

    try:
    from html import unescape  # python 3.4+
except ImportError:
    try:
        from html.parser import HTMLParser  # python 3.x (<3.4)
    except ImportError:
        from HTMLParser import HTMLParser  # python 2.x
    unescape = HTMLParser().unescape

print(unescape("&gt;"))

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