[Biopython-dev] NCBI DTD File

[Peter Cock]

Hi Lev,

Which database was this with? Each has somewhat different XML behaviour./

The NCBI have been quite good about versioning the DTD files -
normally they add new files rather than edit an existing DTD file. So
unless you've had a warning from Biopython there should be no reason
to download a new DTD file.

Peter

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Lev Tsypin <ltsypin at uchicago.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am encountering this error when using Bio.Entrez:
>
> Bio.Entrez.Parser.ValidationError: Failed to find tag 'Error' in the DTD. To
> skip all tags that are not represented in the DTD, please call
> Bio.Entrez.read or Bio.Entrez.parse with validate=False.
>
> I've found a discussion of the same issue from about a year ago, so I figure
> the the NCBI updated their DTD file in a strange way. I found several
> solutions: would you recommend that I download the new DTD file into my
> local copy of Biopython or run Entrez.read with validate=False?
>
> Best regards,
> Lev Tsypin
>
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