lxml.etree.xmlfile

Package lxml :: Module etree :: Class xmlfile |
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# Class xmlfile

    object --+
             |
            xmlfile

xmlfile(self, output_file, encoding=None, compression=None)

A simple mechanism for incremental XML serialisation.

Usage example:

    with xmlfile("somefile.xml", encoding='utf-8') as xf:
        xf.write_declaration(standalone=True)
        xf.write_doctype('<!DOCTYPE root SYSTEM "some.dtd">')

        # generate an element (the root element)
        with xf.element('root'):
             # write a complete Element into the open root element
             xf.write(etree.Element('test'))

             # generate and write more Elements, e.g. through iterparse
             for element in generate_some_elements():
                 # serialise generated elements into the XML file
                 xf.write(element)

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__enter__(...) |
__exit__(...) |
__init__(self, output_file, encoding=None, compression=None) x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature |
a new object with type S, a subtype of T |
__new__(T, S, ...) |
Inherited from `object`: `__delattr__`, `__format__`, `__getattribute__`, `__hash__`, `__reduce__`, `__reduce_ex__`, `__repr__`, `__setattr__`, `__sizeof__`, `__str__`, `__subclasshook__`

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Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

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### __init__(self, output_file, encoding=None, compression=None) (Constructor) |
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature Overrides: object.__init__

### __new__(T, S, ...) |
Returns: a new object with type S, a subtype of T Overrides: object.__new__