[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37057: Creation of an esc_html functions for _n(), _nx(), _ex(), and number_format_i18n()

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#37057: Creation of an esc_html functions for _n(), _nx(), _ex(), and
number_format_i18n()
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 Reporter:  zakkath                   |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  I18N                      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:   => needs-patch dev-feedback
 * focuses:  template =>
 * component:  General => I18N
 * version:  4.5.2 =>


Comment:

 Related: #37191, particularly the reason it was wontfixed.

 `esc_html_ex()` makes sense, but I don't think any of the others do
 because numbers are almost always passed through a formatting function
 such as `sprintf()` and therefore need later escaping.

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