[XML-SIG] using PyXML on a string

[Paul Tremblay]

I would like to use SAX to parse a string rather than a file. Is there
a way? I know how to use expat directly to parse a string, and I know
how to use SAX to parse a file. However, one cannot use expat in the
way I like:

# code will break!
class ExpatDir:

    
    def __init__(self):
        self.__initiate_parser()


    def __start_element(name, attrs):
        print repr(name)

    def __end_element(name):
        print repr(name)
 
    def __char_data(data):
        print repr(name)

    def __initiate_parser(self):
        parser = xml.parsers.expat.ParserCreate()
        parser.StartElementHandler = self.__start_element
        parser.EndElementHandler = self.__end_element
        parser.CharacterDataHandler = self.__char_data
        self.__parser = parser

    def parse_string(self, a_string):
        self.__parser.parse(a_string)

This code will break becaue I am passing to expat a method rather than
a definition.

When I use SAX with python, I subclass my documenthandler in the
standard way, and then use parse(file).

Can I not use parse(string)?

Thanks

Paul


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