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diff --git a/Lib/sgmllib.py b/Lib/sgmllib.py
index 3422980..e586024 100644
--- a/Lib/sgmllib.py
+++ b/Lib/sgmllib.py
@@ -65,37 +65,38 @@ class SGMLParseError(RuntimeError):
class SGMLParser:
- # Interface -- initialize and reset this instance
def __init__(self, verbose=0):
+ """Initialize and reset this instance."""
self.verbose = verbose
self.reset()
- # Interface -- reset this instance. Loses all unprocessed data
def reset(self):
+ """Reset this instance. Loses all unprocessed data."""
self.rawdata = ''
self.stack = []
self.lasttag = '???'
self.nomoretags = 0
self.literal = 0
- # For derived classes only -- enter literal mode (CDATA) till EOF
def setnomoretags(self):
+ """Enter literal mode (CDATA) till EOF. Intended for derived
+ classes only."""
self.nomoretags = self.literal = 1
- # For derived classes only -- enter literal mode (CDATA)
def setliteral(self, *args):
+ """Enter literal mode (CDATA). Intended for derived classes only."""
self.literal = 1
- # Interface -- feed some data to the parser. Call this as
- # often as you want, with as little or as much text as you
- # want (may include '\n'). (This just saves the text, all the
- # processing is done by goahead().)
def feed(self, data):
+ """Feed some data to the parser. Call this as often as you
+ want, with as little or as much text as you want (may include
+ '\n'). (This just saves the text, all the processing is done
+ by goahead().)"""
self.rawdata = self.rawdata + data
self.goahead(0)
- # Interface -- handle the remaining data
def close(self):
+ """Handle the remaining data."""
self.goahead(1)
# Internal -- handle data as far as reasonable. May leave state
@@ -407,8 +408,8 @@ class SGMLParser:
print '*** Unbalanced </' + tag + '>'
print '*** Stack:', self.stack
- # Example -- handle character reference, no need to override
def handle_charref(self, name):
+ """Handle character reference, no need to override."""
try:
n = int(name)
except ValueError:
@@ -423,8 +424,12 @@ class SGMLParser:
entitydefs = \
{'lt': '<', 'gt': '>', 'amp': '&', 'quot': '"', 'apos': '\''}
- # Example -- handle entity reference, no need to override
def handle_entityref(self, name):
+ """Handle entity references.
+
+ There should be no need to override this method; it can be
+ tailored by setting up the self.entitydefs mapping appropriately.
+ """
table = self.entitydefs
if table.has_key(name):
self.handle_data(table[name])