r6528 - /1.3/data/relax_xml.py -- June 28, 2008 - 20:49

Author: bugman
Date: Sat Jun 28 20:45:06 2008
New Revision: 6528

URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax?rev=6528&view=rev
Log:
Wrote node_value_to_python() to convert the XML nodeValue to a python object.


Modified:
    1.3/data/relax_xml.py

Modified: 1.3/data/relax_xml.py
URL: 
http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax/1.3/data/relax_xml.py?rev=6528&r1=6527&r2=6528&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- 1.3/data/relax_xml.py (original)
+++ 1.3/data/relax_xml.py Sat Jun 28 20:45:06 2008
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@
         sub_elem.appendChild(text_val)
 
 
+def node_value_to_python(elem):
+    """Convert the node value to a python expression.
+
+    @param elem:    The XML element.
+    @type elem:     xml.dom.minidom.Element instance
+    """
+
+    # Remove whitespace.
+    val = strip(elem.nodeValue)
+
+    # Convert to python and return.
+    return eval(val)
+
+
 def xml_to_object(elem, base_object=None):
     """Convert the XML elements into python objects, and place these into 
the base object.
 
@@ -83,7 +97,7 @@
         name = str(node.localName)
 
         # Get the node contents.
-        val = eval(strip(node.childNodes[0].nodeValue))
+        val = node_value_to_python(node.childNodes[0])
 
         # Set the value.
         setattr(base_object, name, val)