On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:16 PM, John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I coded a python script that lets me parse a csv file into html code with a > certain format, but I would like to replace every "<" and ">" character that > appears within each column entry of the csv file (they are parsed as > strings) with the html equivalents of "<" and ">".
You want the cgi.escape() function - http://docs.python.org/library/cgi.html#cgi.escape Cheers, Chris -- Follow the path of the Iguana... http://rebertia.com > > example csv file row: > "FIXED","All","Enable <audio> entry" > > and I want to replace <audio> with <audio> before I do a > > "<p>This is a " + str(array[0]) + " bug that applies to " + str(array[1]) + > " platforms and has the description: " + str(array[2]) + ".</p>" > > to get the following html code: > > <p>This is a FIXED bug that applies to All platforms and has the > description: Enable <audio> entry.</p> > > (sometimes < appears twice or thrice and sometimes only > appears so they > are not necessarily appearing together, e.g. -> instead of <something>) > > How should I go about doing it? > > Regards. > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
