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+.. currentmodule:: markupsafe
+
+MarkupSafe
+==========
+
+MarkupSafe escapes characters so text is safe to use in HTML and XML.
+Characters that have special meanings are replaced so that they display
+as the actual characters. This mitigates injection attacks, meaning
+untrusted user input can safely be displayed on a page.
+
+The :func:`escape` function escapes text and returns a :class:`Markup`
+object. The object won't be escaped anymore, but any text that is used
+with it will be, ensuring that the result remains safe to use in HTML.
+
+>>> from markupsafe import escape
+>>> hello = escape("<em>Hello</em>")
+>>> hello
+Markup('&lt;em&gt;Hello&lt;/em&gt;')
+>>> escape(hello)
+Markup('&lt;em&gt;Hello&lt;/em&gt;')
+>>> hello + " <strong>World</strong>"
+Markup('&lt;em&gt;Hello&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;World&lt;/strong&gt;')
+
+
+Installing
+----------
+
+Install and update using `pip`_:
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+ pip install -U MarkupSafe
+
+.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/quickstart/
+
+
+Table of Contents
+-----------------
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+
+ escaping
+ html
+ formatting
+ license
+ changes