def _validate_vodml_block(self):
base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
validator = Validator(
os.path.join(base_path, "../../schema/", "vodml_lite.xsd"))
validator.validate_string(self.vodml_block)
logger.info("VODML block is valid")
self.json_block = xmltodict.parse(self.vodml_block)
