# File: sgmllib-example-2.py

import sgmllib
import cgi, sys

class PrettyPrinter(sgmllib.SGMLParser):
    # a simple SGML pretty printer

    def __init__(self):
        # initialize base class
        sgmllib.SGMLParser.__init__(self)
        self.flag = 0

    def newline(self):
        # force newline, if necessary
        if self.flag:
            sys.stdout.write("\n")
        self.flag = 0

    def unknown_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
        # called for each start tag

        # the attrs argument is a list of (attr, value)
        # tuples. convert it to a string.
        text = ""
        for attr, value in attrs:
            text = text + " %s='%s'" % (attr, cgi.escape(value))

        self.newline()
        sys.stdout.write("<%s%s>\n" % (tag, text))

    def handle_data(self, text):
        # called for each text section
        sys.stdout.write(text)
        self.flag = (text[-1:] != "\n")

    def handle_entityref(self, text):
        # called for each entity
        sys.stdout.write("&%s;" % text)
        
    def unknown_endtag(self, tag):
        # called for each end tag
        self.newline()
        sys.stdout.write("<%s>" % tag)

#
# try it out

file = open("samples/sample.sgm")

p = PrettyPrinter()
p.feed(file.read())
p.close()

## <chapter>
## <title>
## Quotations
## <title>
## <epigraph>
## <attribution>
## eff-bot, June 1997
## <attribution>
## <para>
## <quote>
## Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Amongst
## our weaponry are such diverse elements as fear, surprise,
## ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to
## Guido, and nice red uniforms &mdash; oh, damn!
## <quote>
## <para>
## <epigraph>
## <chapter>