This software can create data structures by using XML schema. It simplifies the process of creating complex data structures, making it easy to generate them quickly.
The generated Python code contains a wealth of functionality, including a class definition for every element specified in the XML Schema document, a main and driver function that can test the generated code, and a parser that reads XML documents and populates a tree structure of the instance of specified classes corresponding to the elements in the XML document. Additionally, the classes also contain methods that enable the exporting of the instance back out to XML via the "export" method, or exporting to a literal representation of the Python data structure using the "exportLiteral" method.
The generated classes contain a constructor method with member variable initializers, methods named "getX" and "setX" for each member variable "X," and for each variable defined with maxOccurs="unbounded," methods named "getX," "setX," "addX," and "insertX" to account for the possibility of there being more than one variable of a given type. The tool also generates a "build" method to populate an instance of a class from a node in a minidom tree.
Overall, generateDS is an essential tool for any user looking to make the most out of XML documents and their corresponding Python data structures. Its functionality, reliability, and ease of use make it a must-have for any developer's toolkit.
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