Package lxml :: Module etree :: Class Resolver
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Class Resolver

object --+
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        Resolver

This is the base class of all resolvers.

Instance Methods [hide private]
a new object with type S, a subtype of T
__new__(T, S, ...)
 
resolve(...)
Override this method to resolve an external source by ``system_url`` and ``public_id``.
 
resolve_empty(...)
Return an empty input document.
 
resolve_file(...)
Return an open file-like object as input document.
 
resolve_filename(...)
Return the name of a parsable file as input document.
 
resolve_string(...)
Return a parsable string as input document.

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

Properties [hide private]

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details [hide private]

__new__(T, S, ...)

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

resolve(...)

 

Override this method to resolve an external source by ``system_url`` and ``public_id``. The third argument is an opaque context object.

Return the result of one of the ``resolve_*()`` methods.

resolve_empty(...)

 

Return an empty input document.

Pass context as parameter.

resolve_file(...)

 

Return an open file-like object as input document.

Pass open file and context as parameters.

resolve_filename(...)

 

Return the name of a parsable file as input document.

Pass filename and context as parameters.

resolve_string(...)

 

Return a parsable string as input document.

Pass data string and context as parameters.

You can pass the source URL as 'base_url' keyword.