Package lxml :: Module etree :: Class DTD
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Class DTD

object --+    
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_Validator --+
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            DTD

DTD(self, file=None, external_id=None) A DTD validator.

Can load from filesystem directly given a filename or file-like object. Alternatively, pass the keyword parameter external_id to load from a catalog.

Instance Methods [hide private]
 
__call__(self, etree)
Validate doc using the DTD.
 
__init__(self, file=None, external_id=None)
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature
a new object with type S, a subtype of T
__new__(T, S, ...)

Inherited from _Validator: assertValid, assert_, validate

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __str__

Properties [hide private]

Inherited from _Validator: error_log

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details [hide private]

__call__(self, etree)
(Call operator)

 

Validate doc using the DTD.

Returns true if the document is valid, false if not.

__init__(self, file=None, external_id=None)
(Constructor)

 
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature
Overrides: object.__init__

__new__(T, S, ...)

 
Returns: a new object with type S, a subtype of T
Overrides: object.__new__