Python and the XML Document Object Model (DOM) with 4Suite

As with the Document class, instances have a .node attribute that points to the contained DOM Element node.

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class Element:
    """Represents one XML element.

      State/Invariants:
        .node:  [ a DOM Element node containing the actual element ]
        .doc:
          [ the Document element rooting the tree containing
            the parent ]
    """