By definition, isn't minidom supposed to be cheap/easy/quick? The quick answer to a problem? If somebody wants an exception-conforming DOM implementation with all the bells and whistles, then they can go elsewhere. If minidom starts getting loaded up, then it has kind of defeated its purpose, no? Cheers, -g On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 08:13:22PM -0800, Paul Prescod wrote: > Tim Peters wrote: > > > >... > > > > Why not? I don't see any real difference between a core dump and an > > uncaught & unexpected Python exception: in either case the program didn't > > get the job done, and left stuff in an unknown state. > > A core dump would kill Zope, PythonWin, Alice etc. An exception does > not. To me, that's a big difference. Also, Py_Object type checks are > extremely cheap in C code. And once we put in the parameter checks the > user will get an unexpected Python exception. Presumably they are not > building faulty XML trees on purpose! > > Anyhow, I am won over despite your unpersuasive argument. > > I note that minidom will not always give you an exception for a poorly > formed tree. That means that the programmer may not find her error until > the XML is "out of Python's hands." It should give an exception sooner > or later but not never. > > Paul Prescod > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev -- Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/
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