Perhaps the corect description should be. Elements without textual content collapse their next element* into them.
This would cause to collapase element "body" into element "link" or "script" of element "head"; which means that the resulted document would not be usable. * The word element is intentionally singular; as in, "an element". Schimon On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 13:06:42 +0300 Schimon Jehudah via lxml - The Python XML Toolkit <lxml@python.org> wrote: > Good day. > > Previous subject: [lxml] Re: A possible problem with processing of > XSLT > > I think, that I have found the cause to the issue, or, at least, now I > know how to cause to the issue, and how to define it. > > > Issue > ----- > > Elements without text content would overlap. > > > Samples to experiment with > -------------------------- > > <nav id="xslt-navigation-posts"> > <span id="xslt-navigation-previous"/> > <span id="xslt-navigation-proceed"/> > </nav> > > <nav id="xslt-navigation-posts"> > <span id="xslt-navigation-previous"></span> > <span id="xslt-navigation-proceed"></span> > </nav> > > > Result after processing > ----------------------- > > <nav id="xslt-navigation-posts"> > <span id="xslt-navigation-previous"> > <span id="xslt-navigation-proceed"> > </span></span></nav> > > > Severness > --------- > > The severness is high, because this would affect on embedding of > CSS stylesheets and ECMAScript scripts and other elements that do not > require or should not have textual content. > > Examples: > > <script src="/scripts/navigation.js" type="text/javascript"></script> > > <script src="/scripts/navigation.js" type="text/javascript" /> > > > Note > ---- > > This issue does not occur with client-side XSLT parsers of internet > browsers such as Falkon and Otter Browser. > > > Kind regagrds, > Schimon > > On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 20:57:28 +0300 > Schimon Jehudah via lxml - The Python XML Toolkit <lxml@python.org> > wrote: > > > Good evening. > > > > It appears that this issue is easy to reproduce and probably is easy > > to fix as well. > > > > I would appreciate someone ot assist in writing and report about > > that issue. > > > > Kind regards, > > Schimon > > > > On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:13:58 +0300 > > Schimon Jehudah via lxml - The Python XML Toolkit <lxml@python.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Good evening. > > > > > > I am manipulating XSLT files with LXML. > > > > > > Much of it works well. > > > > > > Yet, it appears, that there is an issue with LXML, or libxml2, or > > > libxslt upon rare circumstances which I am not sure that I am > > > eloquent enough to explain. > > > > > > I would appreciate help in analyzing this possible issue, if this > > > is indeed a genuine issue. > > > > > > I have detailed and linked to the relevant code. > > > > > > https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/Rivista/issues/6 > > > > > > Please advise. > > > > > > P.S. I will be available during Saturday or Sunday evening. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > Schimon > > > _______________________________________________ > > > lxml - The Python XML Toolkit mailing list -- lxml@python.org > > > To unsubscribe send an email to lxml-le...@python.org > > > https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/lxml.python.org > > > Member address: sch@fedora.email > > _______________________________________________ > > lxml - The Python XML Toolkit mailing list -- lxml@python.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to lxml-le...@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/lxml.python.org > > Member address: sch@fedora.email > _______________________________________________ > lxml - The Python XML Toolkit mailing list -- lxml@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to lxml-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/lxml.python.org > Member address: sch@fedora.email _______________________________________________ lxml - The Python XML Toolkit mailing list -- lxml@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to lxml-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/lxml.python.org Member address: arch...@mail-archive.com
