[issue16798] DTD not checked

2012-12-29 Thread Eli Bendersky
Eli Bendersky added the comment: I have no plans adding this feature to etree. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16798 ___ ___

[issue16798] DTD not checked

2012-12-28 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: You should ask for usage tips on python-list or other forums. 2.6 and 3.1 only get security fixes. 2.7 and 3.2,3.3 only get bug fixes. This looks like a request for a new feature (assuming that it is not available now). I am not familiar with the modules, but I

[issue16798] DTD not checked

2012-12-28 Thread Javier Domingo
Javier Domingo added the comment: I am currently using a subprocess with a call to xmllint to make it create a temporal file that gets created on execution for xmllint use. I have seen about lxml, but I wondered if there is any place in the standard python to put xml validation --

[issue16798] DTD not checked

2012-12-28 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Python's standard library does not currently provide a validating XML parser, and none is planned, so I propose to close this as won't fix. -- nosy: +loewis ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org

[issue16798] DTD not checked

2012-12-28 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: I agree. The stdlib is not intended to do everything. That is why we maintain an index and optional repository for third party packages. For xml processing, lxml, in particular, is a recommended extension/replacement for advanced users. It includes an etree

[issue16798] DTD not checked

2012-12-27 Thread Javier Domingo
New submission from Javier Domingo: Hi, I am trying to find any tip on how to use minidom or etree xml implementations to check the xml syntax. I just found that the only way to check xml syntax throught dtds is using lxml. Would it be possible to implement this in the minidom or ElementTree