sgmllib too slow

[Stuart D. Gathman]

On Mon, 06 May 2002 23:56:49 -0400, Peter Hansen wrote:

> "Stuart D. Gathman" wrote:
>> 
>> I've run into my very first situation where python is not "fast
>> enough". I am using the sgmllib module to parse HTML attachments in a
>> milter.  The
> 
> Other than finding that it's a male fish, I'm having trouble finding a
> definition for that word.  What's a milter?

sendmail has an interprocess interface for mail filters which it calls
'milters'.  The mail filters can be written in any desired language that
can call the C language libmilter library.  I maintain a Python wrapper
for libmilter that lets you write milters in Python:

http://www.bmsi.com/python/milter.html

> Aren't there parsers already implemented in C ala expat which have
> Python wrappers for this stuff?
> 
> In the Vaults, I found these: http://py.vaults.ca/apyllo.py?find=sgml

I am trying to stick with the standard batteries as much as possible for
the benefit of others using my code.  The best solution seems to be the
drop-in replacement in C for sgmllib mentioned by other posters which I
will try out ASAP:

http://effbot.org/downloads/


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