[Biopython-dev] [Bug 2678] Bio.Entrez module does not always retrieve or find DTD files

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http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2678





------- Comment #5 from mdehoon at ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp  2008-11-21 18:47 EST -------
(In reply to comment #4)
> Looking at the code for the external_entity_ref_handler function in
> Bio/Entrez/Parser.py is doesn't actually attempt to cache missing DTD files.
> 
> Would this be a worthwhile enhancement?  We would have to cope with the fact
> that the process may not have permissions to write to the DTD directory,
> perhaps by falling back on the system temp folder?
> 
I think that there is an easier solution, which is to include all missing DTDs
with the Biopython installation. The number of DTDs is limited; I tried to
identify all of them but apparently I missed some. 


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