Peter Hoffmann wrote: > As I somtimes have to look at or even edit xml markup generated by > ElementTree, it would be a lot easier if ElementTree could use > Namespace Defaultig as described in > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names/#defaulting > > Here is an example what I mean: > ### raw input > <book xmlns='urn:loc.gov:books' > xmlns:isbn='urn:ISBN:0-395-36341-6'> > <title>Cheaper by the Dozen</title> > <isbn:number>1568491379</isbn:number> > </book> > > ### normal ElementTree output > <ns0:book xmlns:ns0="urn:loc.gov:books"> > <ns0:title>Cheaper by the Dozen</ns0:title> > <ns1:number xmlns:ns1="urn:ISBN:0-395-36341-6">1568491379</ > ns1:number> > </ns0:book> > > ### with Patch/set default_namespace="urn:loc.gov:books" > <book xmlns="urn:loc.gov:books"> > <title>Cheaper by the Dozen</title> > <ns1:number xmlns:ns1="urn:ISBN:0-395-36341-6">1568491379</ > ns1:number> > </book>
lxml.etree has been using a property called "nsmap" since the beginning, which is already more generic than just a default namespace. If ElementTree wants to adopt such a feature, I'd be happy if it could keep up compatibility from its own side here. Stefan _______________________________________________ XML-SIG maillist - XML-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/xml-sig
