How can I change '>' to '>' and '>' to '>'?

Question

print u'&lt;'

How can I print <

print '>'

How can I print >

I don't do Python, but those are called "HTML entities". If you poke around using that new keyword in Google, you may find enough information: http://www.google.com/search?q=python+html+entities — BalusC, Dec 30 '09 at 01:09
That's not likely to be enough, BalusC. The OP makes it clear in his profile that explanations in English are difficult to understand, he wants **code**. *Consider that the QUESTION is in the form of code* — pavium, Dec 30 '09 at 01:14

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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You should use HTMLParser module to decode html:

>>> import HTMLParser
>>> h= HTMLParser.HTMLParser()
>>> h.unescape('alpha &lt; &beta;')
u'alpha < \u03b2'

>>> cgi.escape(u'<a>bá</a>').encode('ascii', 'xmlcharrefreplace')
'&lt;a&gt;b&#225;&lt;/a&gt;

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Dec 30 '09 at 11:00

jbochi

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