def get_parser(document=None,
namespaces=1,
validate=0,
external_ges=1,
logfile=None,
doc_factory=new_document):
import xml
if hasattr(xml, "use_pyxml"):
xml.use_pyxml()
import xml.sax.sax2exts
import xml.sax.handler
handler = POM.ContentHandler(document,
doc_factory=doc_factory,
logfile=logfile)
errorhandler = POM.ErrorHandler(logfile)
# create parser
parser = xml.sax.sax2exts.XMLParserFactory.make_parser()
parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_namespaces, namespaces)
parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_validation, validate)
parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_external_ges, external_ges)
parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_external_pes, 0)
parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_string_interning, 1)
# set handlers
parser.setContentHandler(handler)
parser.setDTDHandler(handler)
parser.setEntityResolver(handler)
parser.setErrorHandler(errorhandler)
return parser
