[XML-SIG] Py-ish PySax Suggestion #2

[uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com]

> I would like to suggest that we copy the *mllib start_foo convention for
> PySAX. Here's what a HandlerBase.StartElement would look like for that:
> 
>         def startElement( self, tagname, attrs ):
>                 method = getattr( self, "start_"+tagname, None)
>                 if method:
>                         method( attrs )
>                 else:
>                         self.startUnknownElement( tagname, attrs )
> 
>         def endElement( self, tagname, attrs ):
>                 method = getattr( self, "end_"+tagname, None)
>                 if method:
>                         method()
>                 else:
>                         self.startUnknownElement( tagname )
> 
> 
> def startUnknownElement( self, tagname, attrs ):
>         pass
> 
> def endUnknownElement( self, tagname ):
>         pass

I don't have a big problem with this, but I'll bet it gives fits to those 
about these parts who are very concerned with every last bit of run-time speed.

And indeed, since this is so easily achieved under the current PySAX, is there 
really a need to enforce the meta-programming?

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