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Added more information on the differences between the htmllib and HTMLParser

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Fred Drake 2001-07-05 16:34:36 +00:00
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This module defines a class \class{HTMLParser} which serves as the
basis for parsing text files formatted in HTML\index{HTML} (HyperText
Mark-up Language) and XHTML.\index{XHTML}
Mark-up Language) and XHTML.\index{XHTML} Unlike the parser in
\refmodule{htmllib}, this parser is not based on the SGML parser in
\refmodule{sgmllib}.
\begin{classdesc}{HTMLParser}{}
@ -15,6 +17,10 @@ The \class{HTMLParser} class is instantiated without arguments.
An HTMLParser instance is fed HTML data and calls handler functions
when tags begin and end. The \class{HTMLParser} class is meant to be
overridden by the user to provide a desired behavior.
Unlike the parser in \refmodule{htmllib}, this parser does not check
that end tags match start tags or call the end-tag handler for
elements which are closed implicitly by closing an outer element.
\end{classdesc}