Package pyxb

PyXB stands for Python W3C XML Schema Bindings, and is pronounced "pixbee". It enables translation between XML instance documents and Python objects following rules specified by an XML Schema document.

This is the top-level entrypoint to the PyXB system. Importing this gets you all the exceptions, and pyxb.namespace. For more functionality, delve into these submodules:

pyxb.xmlschema Module holding the structures that convert XMLSchema from a DOM model to a Python class model based on the XMLSchema components. Use this when you need to operate on the component model.
pyxb.binding Module used to generate the bindings and at runtime to support the generated bindings. Use this if you need to use the binding model or content model.
pyxb.utils Common utilities used in parsing, generating, and executing. The submodules must be imported separately.

Version: 1.1.4

License: Apache License 2.0

Submodules

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pyxb.binding: Material used to generate and execute bindings generated by the PyXB package.
- pyxb.binding.basis: This module contains support classes from which schema-specific bindings inherit, and that describe the content models of those schema.
- pyxb.binding.content: Helper classes that maintain the content model of XMLSchema in the binding classes.
- pyxb.binding.datatypes: Classes supporting XMLSchema Part 2: Datatypes.
- pyxb.binding.datatypes_facets: Generated file that augments the standard schema datatype definitions with their respective constraining facets.
- pyxb.binding.facets: Classes related to XMLSchema facets.
- pyxb.binding.generate: The really ugly code that generates the Python bindings.
- pyxb.binding.saxer: This module contains support for generating bindings from an XML stream using a SAX parser.
- pyxb.binding.xml_: Binding classes for types referenced by the attribute and attribute group declarations in the XML namespace (http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace).
pyxb.exceptions_: Extensions of standard exceptions for PyXB events.
pyxb.namespace: Classes and global objects related to XML Namespaces.
- pyxb.namespace.archive: Classes and global objects related to archiving XML Namespaces.
- pyxb.namespace.builtin: Classes and global objects related to built-in XML Namespaces.
- pyxb.namespace.resolution: Classes and global objects related to resolving XML Namespaces.
- pyxb.namespace.utility: Utility functions related to XML Namespaces.
pyxb.utils: pyxb.utils -- Utilities for the PyWXSB package.
- pyxb.utils.activestate
- pyxb.utils.domutils: Functions that support activities related to the Document Object Model.
- pyxb.utils.saxdom: This module contains support for a DOM tree representation from an XML document using a SAX parser.
- pyxb.utils.saxutils: This module contains support for processing XML using a SAX parser.
- pyxb.utils.templates: Functions that aid with generating text from templates and maps.
- pyxb.utils.unicode: This module contains support for Unicode characters as required to support the regular expression syntax defined in annex F of the XML Schema definition.
- pyxb.utils.unicode_data
- pyxb.utils.utility: Utility functions and classes.
- pyxb.utils.xmlre: Support for regular expressions conformant to the XML Schema specification.
pyxb.xmlschema: XMLSchema -- Classes to support processing W3C XML Schema definitions.
- pyxb.xmlschema.structures: Classes corresponding to W3C XML Schema components.

Classes

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BIND
Bundle data for automated binding generation.

cscRoot
This little bundle of joy exists because in Python 2.6 it became an error to invoke object.__init__ with parameters (unless you also override __new__, in which case it's only a warning.

Functions

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PreserveInputTimeZone(value=None)
Control whether time values are converted to UTC during input.

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RequireValidWhenGenerating(value=None)
Query or set a flag that controls validation checking in XML generation.

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RequireValidWhenParsing(value=None)
Query or set a flag that controls validation checking in XML parsing.

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_SetXMLStyle(style=None)
Set the interface used to parse XML content.

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Variables

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XMLStyle_minidom = 0
Use xml.dom.minidom for XML processing.

XMLStyle_saxdom = 1
Use pyxb.utils.saxdom for XML processing.

XMLStyle_saxer = 2
Use pyxb.binding.saxer when converting documents to binding instances.

_CorruptionDetectionEnabled = True
If True, blocks attempts to assign to attributes that are reserved for PyXB methods.

_GenerationRequiresValid = True

_InputEncoding = 'utf-8'
Default unicode encoding to assume when decoding input.

_OptimizationActive = False

_OutputEncoding = 'utf-8'
Default unicode encoding to use when creating output.

_ParsingRequiresValid = True

_PreserveInputTimeZone = False

_XMLStyle = 2
The current XML processing style.

_XMLStyleMap = {'minidom': 0, 'saxdom': 1, 'saxer': 2}

_XMLStyleMapReverse = {0: 'minidom', 1: 'saxdom', 2: 'saxer'}

_XMLStyle_envvar = 'PYXB_XML_STYLE'

__package__ = 'pyxb'

__url__ = 'http://pyxb.sourceforge.net'
The URL for PyXB's homepage

__version__ = '1.1.4'
The version of PyXB

_k = 'saxdom'

_v = 1

Function Details

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PreserveInputTimeZone(value=None)

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Control whether time values are converted to UTC during input.

The specification makes clear that timezoned times are in UTC and that times in other timezones are to be translated to UTC when converted from literal to value form. Provide an option to bypass this step, so the input timezone is preserved.

Note: Naive processing of unnormalized times--i.e., ignoring the tzinfo field--may result in errors.

RequireValidWhenGenerating(value=None)

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Query or set a flag that controls validation checking in XML generation.

Normally any attempts to convert a binding instance to a DOM or XML representation requires that the binding validate against the content model, since only in this way can the content be generated in the correct order. In some cases it may be necessary or useful to generate a document from a binding that is incomplete. If validation is not required, the generated documents may not validate even if the content validates, because ordering constraints will be ignored.

Parameters:

value (bool) - If absent or None, no change is made; otherwise, this enables (True) or disables (False) the requirement that instances validate before being converted to XML.

Returns:

True iff attempts to generate XML for a binding that does not validate should raise an exception.

RequireValidWhenParsing(value=None)

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Query or set a flag that controls validation checking in XML parsing.

Normally any attempts to convert XML to a binding instance to a binding instance requires that the document validate against the content model. In some cases it may be necessary or useful to process a document that is incomplete. If validation is not required, the generated documents may not validate even if the content validates, because ordering constraints will be ignored.

Parameters:

value (bool) - If absent or None, no change is made; otherwise, this enables (True) or disables (False) the requirement that documents validate when being converted to bindings.

Returns:

True iff attempts to generate bindings for a document that does not validate should raise an exception.

_SetXMLStyle(style=None)

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Set the interface used to parse XML content.

This can be invoked within code. The system default of XMLStyle_saxer can also be overridden at runtime by setting the environment variable PYXB_XML_STYLE to one of minidom, saxdom, or saxer.

Parameters:

style - One of XMLStyle_minidom, XMLStyle_saxdom, XMLStyle_saxer. If not provided, the system default is used.

Variables Details

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XMLStyle_minidom

Use xml.dom.minidom for XML processing. This is the fastest, but does not provide location information. It produces DOM instances.

Value:

XMLStyle_saxdom

Use pyxb.utils.saxdom for XML processing. This is the slowest, but both provides location information and generates a DOM instance.

Value:

XMLStyle_saxer

Use pyxb.binding.saxer when converting documents to binding instances. This style supports location information in the bindings. It produces binding instances directly, without going through a DOM stage, so is faster than XMLStyle_saxdom. However, since the pyxb.xmlschema.structures classes require a DOM model, XMLStyle_saxdom will be used for pyxb.utils.domutils.StringToDOM if this style is selected.

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_CorruptionDetectionEnabled

If True, blocks attempts to assign to attributes that are reserved for PyXB methods.

Applies only at compilation time; dynamic changes are ignored.

Value:

True

_InputEncoding

Default unicode encoding to assume when decoding input.

Material being written to an XML parser is treated as input.

Value:

'utf-8'

_OutputEncoding

Default unicode encoding to use when creating output.

Material being written to an XML parser is not output.

Value:

'utf-8'