Python - Display string containing entity references as normal text

Question

I have a Python string "''Grassmere''" as retrieved from a website.

I would like to have the ' displayed as the correct ascii symbol (') but for some reason python insists on just printing the ascii code.

@KennyTM: Not quite the same issue; BS handles the entity references itself. — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Commented Jan 31, 2010 at 9:09

John La Rooy · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-31 09:40:32Z

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Batteries are included for this one

>>> import xmllib
>>> X=xmllib.XMLParser()
>>> X.translate_references("&#039;&#039;Grassmere&#039;&#039;")
"''Grassmere''"

answered Jan 31, 2010 at 9:40

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Eugene Morozov · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-31 09:46:30Z

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Or without additional modules:

re.sub("&#(\d+);", lambda m: chr(int(m.group(1))), "&#039;&#039;Grassmere&#039;&#039;")

answered Jan 31, 2010 at 9:46

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