twisted.words.xish.domish : API documentation

DOM-like XML processing support.

This module provides support for parsing XML into DOM-like object structures and serializing such structures to an XML string representation, optimized for use in streaming XML applications.

Function	escapeToXml	Escape text to proper XML form, per section 2.3 in the XML specification.
Function	unescapeFromXml	Undocumented
Function	generateOnlyInterface	Filters items in a list by class
Function	generateElementsQNamed	Filters Element items in a list with matching name and URI.
Function	generateElementsNamed	Filters Element items in a list with matching name, regardless of URI.
Class	SerializedXML	Marker class for pre-serialized XML in the DOM.
Class	Namespace	Convenience object for tracking namespace declarations.
Interface	IElement	Interface to XML element nodes.
Class	Element	Represents an XML element node.
Class	ParserError	Exception thrown when a parsing error occurs
Function	elementStream	Preferred method to construct an ElementStream
Class	SuxElementStream	Undocumented
Class	ExpatElementStream	Undocumented
Function	_splitPrefix	Internal method for splitting a prefixed Element name into its respective parts
Class	_ListSerializer	Internal class which serializes an Element tree into a buffer

def escapeToXml(text, isattrib=0): (source)

Escape text to proper XML form, per section 2.3 in the XML specification.

Parameters	text	Text to escape (type: `str`)
	isattrib	Triggers escaping of characters necessary for use as attribute values (type: `bool`)

def elementStream(): (source)

Preferred method to construct an ElementStream

Uses Expat-based stream if available, and falls back to Sux if necessary.

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