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Python 3.4 HTMLParser constructor has a convert_charrefs argument, which Python 3.5 warns about

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#163 opened on Aug 19, 2015

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Description

The Python 3.4 convert_charrefs argument is missing from the Python 3.3 backport

https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future/blob/master/src/future/backports/html/parser.py#L122

Python 3.5 issues a warning if it is not used.

DeprecationWarning: The value of convert_charrefs will become True in 3.5. You are encouraged to set the value explicitly.

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Add the convert charrefs argument to the HTMLParser constructor in the backport file.
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