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> Python 2.3.5 seems to choke when trying to parse html files, because it > doesn't realize that what's inside <!-- --> is a comment in HTML, > even if this comment is inside <script> </script>, especially if it's a > comment inside that script code too. Actually, you are technically incorrect; try validating the code you posted. Google found this explanation: http://lachy.id.au/log/2005/05/script-comments Feeding even slightly invalid HTML to the standard library parser will often choke it. If you can't guarantee clean sources, best use Tidy first or another parser entirely. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
