#18020: improve html.escape speed by an order of magnitude.  Patch by Matt Bryant.
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 Francisco Martín Brugué
 Ian Bruntlett
 Floris Bruynooghe
+Matt Bryant
 Stan Bubrouski
 Erik de Bueger
 Jan-Hein Bührman
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+- Issue #18020: improve html.escape speed by an order of magnitude.
+  Patch by Matt Bryant.
+
 - Issue #18347: ElementTree's html serializer now preserves the case of
   closing tags.