Python: Stopping miniDOM from expanding escape sequences
Question: When xml.dom.minidom parses a piece of xml, it automagically converts escape
characters for greater than and less than into their visual representation.
For example:

    
    
    >>> import xml.dom.minidom  
    >>> s = "<example>4 &lt; 5</example>"
    >>> x = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(s)
    >>> x.firstChild.firstChild.data
    u'4 < 5'
    

Does anyone know how to stop minidom from doing this?


Answer: 
    >>> import xml.dom.minidom
    >>> s = "<example>4 &lt; 5</example>"
    >>> x = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(s)
    >>> x.firstChild.firstChild.toxml()
    u'4 &lt; 5'
    

