[XML-SIG] XPath in Python 2

[Dieter Maurer]

Paul Prescod writes:
 > My feeling is that implementing 10% of XPath in 10% of the code would
 > get us 80% of the benefit. Those that need the rest can download 4XPath.
 > I also think that 4XPath should be part of the pyxml distribution.
 > 
 > The 10% that is most interesting:
 > 
 > 	* a/b/c
 > 	* a//b
 > 	* ../
 > 
 > Actually, that's probably not even 10% and it can be "parsed" mostly
 > with a "string.split" on "/". Things like positional predicates can be
 > implemented with Python sequence syntax. Attribute access can use DOM
 > syntax. All in all, this looks like an afternoon's work, if we agree
 > that it should go into Python.
I do not share your preference for tiny little things.

I would not go for such a thing, but directly use 4XPath.


Dieter