1 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- |
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3 # Copyright (c) 2004 - 2010 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de> |
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4 # |
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5 |
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6 """ |
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7 Module implementing various XML utility functions. |
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8 """ |
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9 |
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10 def make_parser(validating): |
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11 """ |
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12 Function to generate an XML parser. |
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13 |
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14 First it will be tried to generate a validating parser. If |
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15 this attempt fails, a non validating parser is tried next. |
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16 |
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17 @param validating flag indicating a validating parser is requested |
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18 @return XML parser object |
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19 """ |
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20 if validating: |
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21 # see if we have a working validating parser available |
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22 try: |
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23 import _xmlplus |
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24 except ImportError: |
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25 validating = False |
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26 else: |
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27 try: |
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28 v = _xmlplus.version_info |
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29 except AttributeError: |
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30 validating = False |
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31 else: |
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32 if v < (0, 8, 3): |
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33 validating = False |
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34 |
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35 if validating: |
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36 try: |
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37 from xml.sax.sax2exts import XMLValParserFactory |
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38 return XMLValParserFactory.make_parser() |
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39 except ImportError: |
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40 from xml.sax import make_parser as sax_make_parser |
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41 return sax_make_parser() |
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42 else: |
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43 from xml.sax import make_parser as sax_make_parser |
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44 return sax_make_parser() |
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