Re: [xml] how to add namespace-less node in python

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 04:22:47PM -0700, John Fleck wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-12-20 at 12:52, Hannu Krosing wrote:
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Any idea why it is done this way ?
>
> I'm no expert on this, but my guess it's because of the following in the
> namespace spec[1]:
>
>  5.2 Namespace Defaulting
>  A default namespace is considered to apply to the element where it is
>  declared (if that element has no namespace prefix), and to all elements
>  with no prefix within the content of that element.
>
> So if I'm reading the spec correctly (please, spec wizards correct me if
> I'm wrong) it looks as though your <title/> and <a:title/> are
> equivalent, because even without the "a:" the default namespace applies.

  Well not really. 
The reason the API got done that way is historical. Usually child of an
element are in the same namespace. In perspective it is confusing but
I really can't change the semantic of that call at this point and as
John pointed out previously, there is other ways to build the tree
anyway.

Daniel

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