pyxb.namespace.utility

Module utility

Utility functions related to XML Namespaces.

Functions

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NamespaceInstance(namespace)
Get a namespace instance for the given namespace.

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Namespace or None

NamespaceForURI(uri, create_if_missing=False)
Given a URI, provide the Namespace instance corresponding to it.

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CreateAbsentNamespace()
Create an absent namespace.

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AvailableNamespaces()
Return the complete set of Namespace instances known to the system.

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Variables

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__package__ = 'pyxb.namespace'

Function Details

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NamespaceInstance(namespace)

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Get a namespace instance for the given namespace.

This is used when it is unclear whether the namespace is specified by URI or by instance or by any other mechanism we might dream up in the future.

NamespaceForURI(uri, create_if_missing=False)

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Given a URI, provide the Namespace instance corresponding to it.

This can only be used to lookup or create real namespaces. To create absent namespaces, use CreateAbsentNamespace.

Parameters:

uri (A non-empty str or unicode string) - The URI that identifies the namespace
create_if_missing (bool) - If True, a namespace for the given URI is created if one has not already been registered. Default is False.

Returns: Namespace or None

The Namespace corresponding to uri, if available

Raises:

pyxb.LogicError - The uri is not a non-empty string

CreateAbsentNamespace()

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Create an absent namespace.

Use this when you need a namespace for declarations in a schema with no target namespace. Absent namespaces are not stored in the infrastructure; it is your responsibility to hold on to the reference you get from this, because you won't be able to look it up.