Frank> 1. Don't use default values - create the document with all values
Frank> filled in.
Frank> 2. Use python to check for missing values and fill in the defaults
Frank> when processing the document.
Frank> Or maybe the best practice is to *always* validate a document
Frank> before processing it.
Frank> How do experienced practitioners handle this situation?
3. Don't use XML.
(sorry, couldn't resist)
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