Re: [Python-markdown-discuss] GSoC progress

[Artem Y. <ne...@gm...>]

Waylan Limberg wrote:
>> cElementTree and ElementTree was includeded in Python std lib since
>> Python 2.5, but cElementTree itself can be used with Python 1.5.2 and later.
>>
>>     
>
> Just remember the c variation will not work on IronPython, Jython or
> other python implementations. Additionally, there may be (shared) web
> hosts which will allow a user to copy a pure python module to the
> server, but not compile a c module. So if we do switch, the import
> should be in a try...except block and import the non-c variation if c
> is not available. 

Sure, thanks for pointing that out.

> In such a situation, would ElementTree give us any
> advantage?
>
> Although, I believe that would give us an instant html/xhtml output
> option so it may make sense regardless of any speed increase - that is
> as long as it doesn't slow things down.
>   

Yes, ElementTree suports html/xhtml output, so it'll be advantage, but I 
think pure python version, will be little bit slower than NanoDOM 
implementation. The best way to know exactly is to test it :)