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+++ b/E5XML/XMLUtilities.py	Tue Jan 12 17:55:24 2010 +0000
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2004 - 2010 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Module implementing various XML utility functions.
+"""
+
+def make_parser(validating):
+    """
+    Function to generate an XML parser.
+    
+    First it will be tried to generate a validating parser. If
+    this attempt fails, a non validating parser is tried next.
+    
+    @param validating flag indicating a validating parser is requested
+    @return XML parser object
+    """
+    if validating:
+        # see if we have a working validating parser available
+        try:
+            import _xmlplus
+        except ImportError:
+            validating = False
+        else:
+            try:
+                v = _xmlplus.version_info
+            except AttributeError:
+                validating = False
+            else:
+                if v < (0, 8, 3):
+                    validating = False
+    
+    if validating:
+        try:
+            from xml.sax.sax2exts import XMLValParserFactory
+            return XMLValParserFactory.make_parser()
+        except ImportError:
+            from xml.sax import make_parser as sax_make_parser
+            return sax_make_parser()
+    else:
+        from xml.sax import make_parser as sax_make_parser
+        return sax_make_parser()