XML processing in Python -- changing horses in mid-stream

[Sean Mc Grath]

Tim,

How big are the test scripts / test results? If the sizes are
manageable I would suggest looking at Pyxie Tree processing.
While processing a tree T, you can create another tree, T1 with
the results of running the second test script, you can then 
use the Paste functions to paste the new tree into the
existing one.

If size is a problem, you might like to look that the Sparse
Tree Processing stuff in Pyxie that allows you to switch
from event processing to tree processing as needed.

Sean

On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 14:50 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), digitig at cix.co.uk
(Tim Rowe) wrote:

>I have a Python program that parses a test script written in XML and puts 
>the test results to stdout in XML (with a different DOCTYPE).
>
>I also have a Python program that takes the test result XML and processes 
>it for graphical presentation.
>
>Here's my challenge. If the second program were given a test script 
>instead of results, I would like it to recognise the different doctype, 
>run the tests and process the results all in one.
>
>When my result parser spots a test script I should be able to pass the 
>script to the test program via a pipe, put the results of the test through 
>a new result parser, and copy anything relevant from the new result parser 
>to the old one. But can I stop the old result parser parsing the rest of 
>the test script?
>
>I plan to use either expat or pyxie, whichever is easiest.
>
>TIA.
>
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