[XML-SIG] expat namespace_separator in Python 2.1

[Martin v. Loewis]

> >        <foo xmlns="bat" xmlns:baz="ba">
> >          <baz:tfoo/>
> >        </foo>
> >
> > would give you the elements batfoo and batfoo.
[...]
> IMHO, it would be really nice if batfoo and batfoo where the same. Does
> anyone know if this is or is not the case? Or is it application specific as
> to wether or not they are?

They are certainly not, in XML! One is the foo element in the bat
namespace, the other is the tfoo element in the ba namespace.

Of course, on the application level, you could always treat apples and
oranges as the same elements, if you want to.

Regards,
Martin