"<!" in SGMLParser - an error ?

[Fredrik Lundh]

Amit Weisman wrote:
> I wasn't clear enougth .
> I know one should declare functions as
> def do_TAGNAME
> def start_TAGNAME
> def end_TAGNAME
>
> How do I declare function for the "<!. ... " tag ?
>
> Python wouldn't accept def start_! ......

in addition the do/start/end methods, sgmllib lets you
define general handlers for stuff like entities, comments,
etc.  to deal with things that start with "<!", you want

    def handle_comment(self, comment)

or

    def handle_decl(self, data)

(see the library reference for more info)

</F>

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