diff -r f991944e859c -r a36eecf45b2e E5XML/XMLUtilities.py
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ 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()
