Python 3.2 and html.escape function

[Gerald Britton]

I see that Python 3.2 includes a new module -- html -- with a single
function -- escape.  I would like to know how this function differs
from xml.sax.saxutils.escape and, if there is no difference (or only a
minor one), what the need is for this new module and its lone function

-- 
Gerald Britton