parse_for_object¶
- pyvo.utils.xml.elements.parse_for_object(source, object_type, pedantic=None, filename=None, _debug_python_based_parser=False)[source]¶
Parses an xml file (or file-like object), and returns a object of specified object_type. object_type must be a subtype of
Elementtype- Parameters:
- sourcestr or readable file-like object
Path or file object containing a tableset xml file.
- objectobject type to return (subtype
Element) - pedanticbool, optional
When
True, raise an error when the file violates the spec, otherwise issue a warning. Warnings may be controlled using the standard Python mechanisms. See thewarningsmodule in the Python standard library for more information. Defaults to False.- filenamestr, optional
A filename, URL or other identifier to use in error messages. If filename is None and source is a string (i.e. a path), then source will be used as a filename for error messages. Therefore, filename is only required when source is a file-like object.
- Returns:
- object
Elementobject or None
- object
See also
pyvo.io.vosi.exceptionsThe exceptions this function may raise.