from django import forms
from django.template import Template, Context
class A(forms.Form):
f = forms.CharField(help_text=u'bli "blo" >', label="bla <")
Template("{{form.as_p}}").render(Context({"form": A()}))
# returns:
u'<p><label for="id_f">bla <:</label> <input id="id_f" name="f" type="text" /> <span class="helptext">bli "blo" ></span></p>'