[Tutor] Overriding a function method(HTMLgen)

[Tim Johnson]

Hello All:
    I am implementing the HTMLgen library. Very nice.
I am using the SimpleDocument object and wished
to insert internal css code with the object.
After looking at the code and experimenting with it, I
felt that it wasn't possible.
In HTMLgen.py at line 289, I found the following code:
 if self.style:
     s.append('\n<STYLE>\n<!--\n%s\n-->\n</style>\n' % self.style)
well, all that *seemed* to do (python newbie here) was insert a comment
tag.

I made the following change 
    s.append('\n<STYLE type="text/css">\n  %s\n</style>\n' % string.join(self.style,'\n  '))

which allows me to write an interface like this:
style=[
      'a:visited { color:Darkred; text-decoration: none }',
      'a:link { color:Darkred; text-decoration:none;}'
      'a:hover { color:Darkred; text-decoration:underline;  background-color: #EEDD82;}',
      # etc, etc,
      ]
which is what I was looking for. Produced a <style tag with appropriate
css code. 

The problem is, as I see it, I've broken Mr. Friedrich's code,
and there must be a more 'pythonic' way to do this than just 
'hacking up' his code.

I'd appreciate an example or two..... or being pointed to
documentation on this (or both).

thanks.
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