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escape_low_xml.py
_xml_escapes = (tuple([('%c' % z, '\\u%04X' % z)
for z in range(20) if z not in (0x9, 0xA, 0xD)]))
def escape_low_xml(value):
''' Escape every ASCII character with a value less than 20 except for
certain codes allowed by XML v1.0 spec '''
for bad, good in _xml_escapes:
value = value.replace(bad, good)
return value
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