[xslt] Python bindings, escaping problems

[Neil Dunn <ndunn ndunn com>]

Hi everyone.

I am attempting to parse a number of string parameters using the 
applyStylesheet(document, parameters_dictionary),
this works as expected and I have properly wrapped the string in 
quotation marks so that it is interpreted as a string rather than an 
xpath query.

The string parameters are well formed xml document fragments.

The problem that arises is when the string of one of the parameters is 
a quotation mark, this closing the string prematurely and causing an 
parsing error when
trying to read the string.

If I escape the marks to become the string " the string can be 
properly input as a parameter and the resulting document is created.

This resultant xml document is however not well formed, as many of the 
quotation mark symbols were marks representing attributes of an 
element.

What is the proper way to escape the marks so that they can be read in, 
and when added to the document leave the document well-formed.

I was hoping to be able to add the parameter to the document without 
needing to escape it within a CDATA section because the input should be 
well formed xml.

Any help would be great.