[lxml-dev] Version 1.2.1 not working?

Robert Dailey rcdailey at gmail.com
Wed Jul 11 23:31:12 CEST 2007


One more thing:

I just tested again. Running my python script through the command line works
fine. However, running it through my IDE (PyScripter), it crashes on the
second time I run it. Interesting.

On 7/11/07, Roger Patterson <rogerpatterson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Robert,
>
> Firstly, you don't need to read your XML file into a string and then
> convert it to a StringIO object.  You can just feed the file handle to
> etree.parse().
> But other than that, your XML file parsed fine for me, and I'm using
> lxml 1.2.1
> You may want to make sure you've installed correctly.
> -Roger
>
> Robert Dailey wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have the following Python code:
> >
> >
> > from lxml import etree
> > from StringIO import StringIO
> >
> > def loadXMLFile( filename ):
> >     f = open( filename, 'r' )
> >     xmldata = f.read()
> >     root = etree.parse( StringIO( xmldata ) )
> >     f.close()
> >     return root
> >
> >
> > Python either crashes or hangs at the etree.parse() call. Below is the
> > contents of the XML file I'm opening:
> >
> > <Page>
> >     <Frame type="Root">
> >
> >         <!-- Check idle time for attract mode -->
> >         <OnIdleTime time="10000">
> >             <StartAttractMode dispatch="GAME"/>
> >         </OnIdleTime>
> >
> >         <!-- Title Screen Image -->
> >         <Frame type="Image" value="Interface/Titlescreen.spr">
> >             <OnInput key="KEY_ACCEPT" require_focus="false">
> >                 <!--<GoToPage dispatch="GUI" page="LeaderboardMenu"/>-->
> >                 <GoToPage dispatch="GUI" page="MainMenu"/>
> >                 <PlaySound dispatch="GAME" file="InterfaceSchwing"/>
> >             </OnInput>
> >         </Frame>
> >
> >     </Frame>
> > </Page>
> >
> > Anyone know why it isn't working? Thanks!
> >
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