[XML-SIG] losing cdata tag

[Martin v. Loewis]

Paul Tremblay <phthenry@earthlink.net> writes:

> >>> from xml.sax import sax2exts
> >>> p =sax2exts.make_parser()
> >>> print p
> <xml.sax.expatreader.ExpatParser instance at 0x81e06a4>
> 
> So it seems like I'm using expat, and it is likely that I could
> be using an outdated version(?) (Also, how come when I do $which
> expat, I get "no expat found...etc?)

Unlikely. Expat ships with PyXML, and PyXML normally uses the included
expat.

There is not much point in guessing what software configuration might
have gone wrong; instead, it is more productive finding out why your
installation does not work correctly. As a starting point, locate the
copy of expatreader.py that you are using, and edit the function

    def _reset_lex_handler_prop(self):
        self._parser.CommentHandler = self._lex_handler_prop.comment
        self._parser.StartCdataSectionHandler = self._lex_handler_prop.startCDATA
        self._parser.EndCdataSectionHandler = self._lex_handler_prop.endCDATA

to read

    def _reset_lex_handler_prop(self):
        print "Resettint the lexical handler", self._lex_handler_prop.startCDATA
        self._parser.CommentHandler = self._lex_handler_prop.comment
        self._parser.StartCdataSectionHandler = self._lex_handler_prop.startCDATA
        self._parser.EndCdataSectionHandler = self._lex_handler_prop.endCDATA

Then report whether this prints anything. If it does, report what it
prints; if it doesn't, locate 

    def reset(self):
        print "print ADDED: reset"
...
        if self._lex_handler_prop:
            print "print ADDED: reset_lex_handler_prop"
            self._reset_lex_handler_prop()

Regards,
Martin