Is there a Python equivalent to the PHP function htmlspecialchars()?

Question

Is there a similar or equivalent function in Python to the PHP function htmlspecialchars()? The closest thing I've found so far is htmlentitydefs.entitydefs().

Answer 1

Closest thing I know about is cgi.escape.

Answer 2

from django.utils.html import escape
print escape('<div class="q">Q & A</div>')