On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Serdar Tumgoren <zstumgo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> << requirements snippet>> > > Root node of every XML file is PublicFiling > Every PublicFiling node must contain at least one Filing node > Every Filing must contain 'Type' attribute > Every Filing must contain 'Year' attribute, etc. > Filing node must be either a Registration or activity Report > Filing is a Registration when 'Type' attribute equals 'Registration' > or 'Registration Amendment' > Registration must not have an 'Amount' attribute > Registration must not have an 'is_state_or_local_attrib' > > << end requirements>> Many of these requirements could be written as a DTD or schema for the input. If you had a DTD or schema, a validating XML parser would check the requirements for you. If you just want to reject non-conforming documents this may be the simplest approach. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
