Package lxml :: Module etree :: Class xmlfile

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# Class xmlfile

    object --+
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            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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__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

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

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### __init__(self, output_file, encoding=None, compression=None)
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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__