[XML-SIG] PyXML and 4Suite possible conflict

[Uche Ogbuji]

> > I suggest mentionning that the conflict will only occure with 4Suite
> > version < 0.12. Since 0.12 will have it's own versions in Ft/Xml/XPath and
> > Ft/Xml/Xslt, ther should be no conflict, as long as you know what you
> > import.
> 
> Well, I'd rather not speculate about the future. Once 4Suite 0.12 is
> released, we can say for sure.
> 
> > I have not checked in details, but I believe the main interfaces are
> > compatible. 
> 
> That is certainly the intention. However, it will still take some work
> to get there. I guess from a 4Suite POV, PyXML will "just" be released
> with an old version of 4XSLT. However, it is worse: In 4Suite 0.11,
> the stylesheet reader is quite closely tied to pDomlette, to a degree
> that integrating it into PyXML amounts to rewriting it from scratch.

We're abstracting away from any particular DOM implementation again.  Now 
there is an Ft.Xml.DOMLETTE value which is a module which contains all that is 
needed for a Domlette.  I will look into your older patches in order to write 
a tiny minidom->Domlette interface wrapper, which should take care of the 
problem.

Also worth noting that in 0.12.0, pDomlette will pretty much be in the skids.  
Mike is working on cDomlette mutation now.  AWhile he's at it, he's making 
sure all Domlettes have the precisely same interface.


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