def escape_xml_characters()

in shared/util.py [0:0]

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def escape_xml_characters(input_string):
    """
    Escapes special characters in a string for XML.

    Args:
    input_string (str): The string to escape.

    Returns:
    str: The escaped string.
    """
    # Mapping of special characters to their escaped versions
    escape_mappings = {
        "&": "&",
        "\"": """,
        "'": "'",
        "<": "&lt;",
        ">": "&gt;"
    }

    # Replace each special character with its escaped version
    for key, value in escape_mappings.items():
        input_string = input_string.replace(key, value)

    return input_string