[XML-SIG] HtmlBuilder

[Fred L. Drake]

Andrew M. Kuchling writes:
 > b = HTMLBuilder( ignore_mismatched_end_tags = 1 )
 > 
 > 	(This would be implemented by allowing keyword arguments to
 > the constructor, and saving a copy of the keyword dictionary.  That
 > allows for new options in future, and saves the constructor from
 > having lots of lines like 
 > self.ignore_mismatched_end_tags = ignore_mismatched_end_tags .)

  And completely avoids the checks for matching parameter keywords to
formal parameter names.  With explicitly named options, errors can be
caught earlier.

 > 	The default behaviour would be to raise an exception, which is
 > in keeping with Python's general philosophy.

  I agree.


  -Fred

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