[XML-SIG] Reader() newbie question

[Uche Ogbuji]

> > p = make_parser("xml.sax.drivers.drv_xmlproc")
> > reader = Sax.Reader(parser=p)
> 
> Sorry it took so long to get back to you.  This works fine for me, Thanks.
> In my case since I want to use a validating parser I use:
> 
> p = make_parser("xml.sax.drivers.drv_xmlproc_val")
> reader = Sax.Reader(parser=p)

Oops.  Right.

> Since I can also write:
> 
> p = make_parser("xml.sax.drivers.drv.pyexpat")
> reader = Sax.Reader(parser=p)
> 
> what is considered the "correct" method if I want to use expat?  The above
> line or what I have seen more often:
> 
> reader = PyExpat.Reader()
> 
> I mean, sure the second method is one line shorter, but the first one is
> consistent across all the parsers on my machine under 'xml.sax.drivers'
> Does the second method do important init stuff (or whatever) that I am
> missing?

Their both right, and equivalent, since PyXML sets up
"xml.sax.drivers.drv.pyexpat" as the default non-validating SAX driver.


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