diff --git a/escape.py b/escape.py
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+import re
+import sys
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+def escape(file):        
+    with open(sys.argv[i], "r+") as f:
+        print("opened")
+        file = f.read()
+        file = re.sub('&(?!gt;|apos;|quot;|lt;|amp;)', '&amp', file)
+        f.seek(0)
+        f.write(file)
+        f.truncate()
+
+for i in range(1, len(sys.argv)):
+    try:
+        ET.parse(sys.argv[i])
+    except: 
+        escape(sys.argv[i])
+        #ET.parse(sys.argv[i])
+        #print("sucess")
+
+
+
+
+#for i in range(1, len(sys.argv)):
+#    try:
+#        ET.parse(sys.argv[i])
+#        print("parsed")
+#    except:
+#        print("not parsed")
+#        replace(sys.argv[i])
+        
+