+1 ! > Here's an idea: the exception should be raised when attempting to > set an attribute with a namespace URI of '', but queries could allow > either: > > def getAttributeNS(self, namespaceURI, localName): > namespaceURI = namespaceURI or None -- Zolera Systems, Your Key to Online Integrity Securing Web services: XML, SOAP, Dig-sig, Encryption http://www.zolera.com