Python X-Expression Library

Parse XML into an Xexpr and back.

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Data

Xexpr: Atom | Element
Atom: String | (singleton String)
Element: (list String Attr (listof Xexpr))
Attr: (dictionaryof String String)

Functions

`xexpr.Write`

to_xml

Contract: Xexpr -> String
Description: Convert the given Xexpr to the XML string it represents.

`xexpr.Read`

to_xexpr

Contract

String -> Xexpr

Description

Convert the well-formed XML string to the Xexpr it represents.

Exceptions

Raises xml.parsers.expat.ExpatError when given a non-well-formed XML string.

Keyword Arguments

Name	Type	Default	Description
strip_whitespace	`Boolean`	`False`	Whether to strip trailing and leading whitespace from all strings.
Name	Type	Default	Description

Dependencies

Python 2.4 or higher

Thank You

Pete Markowsky provided answers to all my Python questions. Matt Horan made sure I made no stupid last-minute mistakes. The PLT popularized the X-expression.

Contact

Mike Burns mike@mike-burns.com