How to convert Unicode string to raw string escaped with HTML Entities

[Tim Golden]

ldng wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking for a way to convert en unicode string encoded in UTF-8 to
> a raw string escaped with HTML Entities. I can't seem to find an easy
> way to do it.
> 
> Quote from urllib will only work on ascii (which kind of defeat the
> purpose imho) and escape from cgi doesn't seems to do anything with my
> string.

Probably worth having a look at this:

   http://effbot.org/zone/unicode-convert.htm

TJG