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Issue #12322: clarify xpath reference for cases where the path reaches ancestors of the start element. Also add missing markup for a None. Thanks to patrick vrijlandt and Mike Hoy for the report and initial patches.

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Eli Bendersky 2012-10-09 06:46:33 -07:00
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@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ Supported XPath syntax
| | current element. For example, ``.//egg`` selects |
| | all ``egg`` elements in the entire tree. |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ``..`` | Selects the parent element. |
| ``..`` | Selects the parent element. Returns ``None`` if the |
| | path attempts to reach the ancestors of the start |
| | element (the element ``find`` was called on). |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| ``[@attrib]`` | Selects all elements that have the given attribute. |
+-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
@ -521,7 +523,7 @@ Element Objects
.. method:: clear()
Resets an element. This function removes all subelements, clears all
attributes, and sets the text and tail attributes to None.
attributes, and sets the text and tail attributes to ``None``.
.. method:: get(key, default=None)