Package lxml :: Module etree :: Class _Validator

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# Class _Validator

    object --+
             |
            _Validator

Known Subclasses:
  - DTD
  - , RelaxNG
  - , Schematron
  - , XMLSchema
  - , isoschematron.Schematron

Base class for XML validators.

Instance Methods | [hide private]

a new object with type S, a subtype of T

__new__(T, S, ...) |

_append_log_message(...) |

_clear_error_log(...) |

assertValid(self, etree) Raises DocumentInvalid if the document does not comply with the schema. |

assert_(self, etree) Raises `AssertionError` if the document does not comply with the schema. |

validate(self, etree) Validate the document using this schema. |

Inherited from `object`: `__delattr__`, `__format__`, `__getattribute__`, `__hash__`, `__init__`, `__reduce__`, `__reduce_ex__`, `__repr__`, `__setattr__`, `__sizeof__`, `__str__`, `__subclasshook__`

Properties | [hide private]

| error_log The log of validation errors and warnings.
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details | [hide private]

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

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

### validate(self, etree)

Validate the document using this schema.

Returns true if document is valid, false if not.