[Python-Dev] Elementtree and Namespaces in 2.5

[Fredrik Lundh]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:

> That is not enough reason. Yes, it makes certain applications
> impossible, e.g. when namespace prefixes are inside attribute
> values. It just means you can't use it for that application,
> then. XML has many other applications, and so does ElementTree.

there are ways to deal with this in ET, though; the "iterparse" interface gives you
access to namespace prefixes, the semi-official _namespace_map dictionary gives
you better control over how the default serializer maps URI:s to prefixes, and the
"QName" wrapper allows you to use qualified names for individual attribute values.

dealing with namespace abusers such as SOAP and similar XML dialects are per-
fectly possible, and usually not very hard.

(ET 1.3 will probably improve things further, but that won't be out before 2.5 final.)

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