Re: [Jython-users] Porting degree of Python's std. lib. XML modules

[Finn B. <bc...@wo...>]

[Dinu Gherman]

> Ok, that explains a few things. I can see archived messages talking 
> about it, but I don't see anything on jython.org that would explain 
> which parts of PyXML 0.6.6 were ported. Is that so or should I re-
> fine my algorithm?

I copied the parts of PyXML that was needed to complete some of the 
PyXML test cases. Please note that I didn't port anything, I only copied 
some of the files. The drivers that depends on C code such as expat 
isn't included. If I included all of PyXML some tests failed.

> I remember there used to be quite some interaction issues with 4Suite 
> packages and versions needed to make XSLT fly, etc. Considering my 
> own experience only, I feel like the boundaries between std.lib. XML, 
> PyXML and 4Suite are too blurred, but maybe that's only my subjective 
> impression.
> 
> So, I admit, when reading "selected parts" above I feel rather more 
> uneasy about it. ;-)

I understand.

By removing the ./Lib/xml directory, you are right back to what jython 
itself supports of xml: absolutely nothing at all. So while I too think 
that the internal boundries between the PyXML parts are blurred, there 
is no blurring between jython and PyXML.

If you can create a subset of PyXML that works better with jython, 
please do so and report you findings to jython-dev. I'll be happy to 
include more or less of PyXML if it helps.

regards,
finn