[lxml-dev] lxml about Target Parser

[Stefan Behnel]

qhlonline wrote:
> When I used the lxml with self defined  Target Parser, There is a
> function that can be redefined-- data . def data (self, data): When can
> we use it?

when you want to receive character content from the document you parse.


> and what it will do when we simply write a single line: "return " ?

nothing? actually, a "pass" will do in that case, as will not implementing
the method (IIRC).


> Is there any encoding conversion?

You will get either ASCII encoded byte strings or unicode strings, just
like everywhere else.

BTW, it's sometimes faster to try these things out than to ask a mailing list.

Stefan