Bug in Elementtree/Expat

[alainpoint at yahoo.fr]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
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> adding
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>     xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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> to the "svg" element should make the problem go away.


Thanks for the tip. It indeed solves the problem.
Most examples in the book do not include such a declaration and yet are
properly rendered by Internet Explorer.
Is it mandatory and why is it that Expat crashes on it?

Alain