Package lxml :: Module etree :: Class DTD

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# Class DTD

    object --+
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    _Validator --+
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                DTD

DTD(self, file=None, external_id=None) A DTD validator.

Can load from filesystem directly given a filename or file-like object. Alternatively, pass the keyword parameter `external_id` to load from a catalog.

Instance Methods | [hide private]

__call__(self, etree) Validate doc using the DTD. |

__init__(self, file=None, external_id=None) x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature |

a new object with type S, a subtype of T

__new__(T, S, ...) |

Inherited from `_Validator`: `assertValid`, `assert_`, `validate` Inherited from `object`: `__delattr__`, `__getattribute__`, `__hash__`, `__reduce__`, `__reduce_ex__`, `__repr__`, `__setattr__`, `__str__`

Properties | [hide private]

Inherited from `_Validator`: `error_log` Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details | [hide private]

### __call__(self, etree)
(Call operator)

Validate doc using the DTD.

Returns true if the document is valid, false if not.

### __init__(self, file=None, external_id=None)
(Constructor)

x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

Overrides: object.__init__

### __new__(T, S, ...)

Returns: a new object with type S, a subtype of T
Overrides: object.__new__