Class xmlfile

object --+
         |
        xmlfile

xmlfile(self, output_file, encoding=None, compression=None)

A simple mechanism for incremental XML serialisation.

Usage example:

with xmlfile("somefile.xml", encoding='utf-8') as xf:
    xf.write_declaration(standalone=True)
    xf.write_doctype('<!DOCTYPE root SYSTEM "some.dtd">')

    # generate an element (the root element)
    with xf.element('root'):
         # write a complete Element into the open root element
         xf.write(etree.Element('test'))

         # generate and write more Elements, e.g. through iterparse
         for element in generate_some_elements():
             # serialise generated elements into the XML file
             xf.write(element)