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A framework that applies machine learning algorithms and automates the process of finding the right algorithm for the job.
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Configuration: Be able to load XML files into dictionary #111

Closed asclines closed 8 years ago

asclines commented 8 years ago

Referencing #103 for design.

When given an XML file, we should be able to parse it into a dictionary for easy access by the program. Should also be able to check the XML file to make sure all required information is there.

XML Parser

ElementTree

Odds are, ElementTree is the best bet, being built into python and whatnot. However, we might need to address potential XML Vulnerabilities that might appear.
Another cool thing about ElementTree is it does have a C implementation xml.etree.cElementTree that might be helpful when we roll out the distributed computing platform.

LXML

If we want to get fancy though, LXML seems to be a much better XML parser. LXML is a wrapper around some C libraries so again, when we roll out the distributed computing platform, and if we need to switch the configuration loader to a C/C++ program, things might go smoother. LXML also has XLST support, which we have discussed possibly bringing into the program in the future. I do not believe that ElementTree does.

asclines commented 8 years ago

This will now no longer be its only file. This should just be a collection of methods inside the configuration object created in #110 .