python plugin: logging special characters

[elgringo]

I have a device which sends XML of HTTP. For example:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><envelope><HDCPError>200</HDCPError><HDCPErrorDetail>OK</HDCPErrorDetail><session>479877994</session></envelope>

This message is stored in a variable eg 'txt'

When executing:

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Domoticz.Log(txt)

It appear in the logging as:

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2017-08-04 18:51:47.880 (TV) 200OK479877994

When adding additional escape chars ( Domoticz.Log(re.escape(txt)) ):

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2017-08-04 18:36:27.041 (TV)  \<\?xml\ version\=\"1\.0\"\ encoding\=\"utf\-8\"\?\>\\200\<\/HDCPError\>\OK\<\/HDCPErrorDetail\>\479877994\<\/session\>\<\/envelope\>

How a I log the original message?

[mivo]

Hi,

try this - should be standard Python modules:
https://wiki.python.org/moin/EscapingHtml

[elgringo]

Thanks! That function did the trick

[elgringo]

The text is intrepeted as HTML, so the XML tags disappear. Escaping HTML will replace these charaacters: See https://wiki.python.org/moin/EscapingHtml