1 def escape_html (text, max_length=40):
2 if (len (text) > max_length):
3 cutpoint = text.find (' ', max_length-10)
4 if (cutpoint == -1 or cutpoint > max_length):
6 text = text [0:cutpoint] + "..."
7 return text.replace ("&","&").replace ("<", "<").replace (">", ">").replace ("\"", """)