[XML-SIG] Pending xml.dom patches for Python 2.1

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

  There are currently patches pending for xml.dom in the SourceForge
patch manager for Python:

http://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=3Ddetailpatch&patch_id=3D102477&grou=
p_id=3D5470

    This extends the minidom and pulldom modules to support more of
    the DOM and fix a range of smallish bugs.  It is an improvement,
    but should not be considered "complete"; see the notes I added to
    the patch with the today's update for a TODO list.

    Assigned to Martin von L=F6wis for review.

http://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=3Ddetailpatch&patch_id=3D102485&grou=
p_id=3D5470

    Andrew's patch to check the validity of node insertions by their
    nodeType.  This needs to be updated to use the exceptions recently
    added to the xml.dom package (in __init__.py), but otherwise
    should be easy to integrate with the changes from the first patch.

    Marked out-of-date since it needs an update and integration with
    the first patch.

http://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=3Ddetailpatch&patch_id=3D102492&grou=
p_id=3D5470

    This patch will probably need to be substantially revised once the
    changes noted in the TODO list in the comments on the first patch
    have been made, but should work reasonably once those changes have
    been made.

    Marked postponed since the other patches and noted changes need to
    be resolved first, since they heavily impact the implementation of
    this functionality.  Assigned back to Andrew to update and re-open
    once the other changes have been handled and checked in.

Getting these patches finished and checked in should allow both open
bugs against the XML support in Python CVS to be closed:

http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=3Ddetailbug&bug_id=3D116677&group_id=3D=
5470
http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=3Ddetailbug&bug_id=3D116678&group_id=3D=
5470


  -Fred

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