> the encoding isn't *in* the XML file, it's an artifact of the > serialization model used for a specific XML infoset. the XML > data is pure Unicode.
Sorry, but no. The *file* is what I am talking about, and the way it is encoded does, in fact, really make a difference to some users. They have a right, I think, to expect that the original encoding gets preserved when the file is rewritten. Edward -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward K. Ream email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leo: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/front.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list