lxml.html.builder module

A set of HTML generator tags for building HTML documents.

Usage:

>>> from lxml.html.builder import *
>>> html = HTML(
...            HEAD( TITLE("Hello World") ),
...            BODY( CLASS("main"),
...                  H1("Hello World !")
...            )
...        )

>>> import lxml.etree
>>> print lxml.etree.tostring(html, pretty_print=True)
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Hello World</title>
  </head>
  <body class="main">
    <h1>Hello World !</h1>
  </body>
</html>
lxml.html.builder.CLASS(v)[source]
lxml.html.builder.FOR(v)[source]
lxml.html.builder.A = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'a')

anchor

lxml.html.builder.ABBR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'abbr')

abbreviated form (e.g., WWW, HTTP, etc.)

lxml.html.builder.ACRONYM = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'acronym')
lxml.html.builder.ADDRESS = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'address')

information on author

lxml.html.builder.APPLET = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'applet')

Java applet (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.AREA = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'area')

client-side image map area

lxml.html.builder.ARTICLE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'article')

self-contained article

lxml.html.builder.ASIDE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'aside')

indirectly-related content

lxml.html.builder.AUDIO = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'audio')

embedded audio file

lxml.html.builder.B = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'b')

bold text style

lxml.html.builder.BASE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'base')

document base URI

lxml.html.builder.BASEFONT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'basefont')

base font size (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.BDI = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'bdi')

isolate bidirectional text

lxml.html.builder.BDO = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'bdo')

I18N BiDi over-ride

lxml.html.builder.BIG = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'big')

large text style

lxml.html.builder.BLOCKQUOTE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'blockquote')

long quotation

lxml.html.builder.BODY = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'body')

document body

lxml.html.builder.BR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'br')

forced line break

lxml.html.builder.BUTTON = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'button')

push button

lxml.html.builder.CANVAS = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'canvas')

scriptable graphics container

lxml.html.builder.CAPTION = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'caption')

table caption

lxml.html.builder.CENTER = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'center')

shorthand for DIV align=center (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.CITE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'cite')

citation

lxml.html.builder.CODE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'code')

computer code fragment

lxml.html.builder.COL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'col')

table column

lxml.html.builder.COLGROUP = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'colgroup')

table column group

lxml.html.builder.DATA = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'data')

machine-readable translation

lxml.html.builder.DATALIST = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'datalist')

list of options for an input

lxml.html.builder.DD = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'dd')

definition description

lxml.html.builder.DEL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'del')

deleted text

lxml.html.builder.DETAILS = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'details')

expandable section

lxml.html.builder.DFN = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'dfn')

instance definition

lxml.html.builder.DIALOG = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'dialog')

dialog box

lxml.html.builder.DIR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'dir')

directory list (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.DIV = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'div')

generic language/style container

lxml.html.builder.DL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'dl')

definition list

lxml.html.builder.DT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'dt')

definition term

lxml.html.builder.EM = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'em')

emphasis

lxml.html.builder.EMBED = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'embed')

embedded external content

lxml.html.builder.FIELDSET = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'fieldset')

form control group

lxml.html.builder.FIGCAPTION = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'figcaption')

figure caption

lxml.html.builder.FIGURE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'figure')

self-contained, possibly-captioned content

lxml.html.builder.FONT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'font')

local change to font (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.FOOTER = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'footer')

footer for nearest ancestor

lxml.html.builder.FORM = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'form')

interactive form

lxml.html.builder.FRAME = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'frame')

subwindow

lxml.html.builder.FRAMESET = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'frameset')

window subdivision

lxml.html.builder.H1 = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'h1')

heading

lxml.html.builder.H2 = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'h2')

heading

lxml.html.builder.H3 = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'h3')

heading

lxml.html.builder.H4 = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'h4')

heading

lxml.html.builder.H5 = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'h5')

heading

lxml.html.builder.H6 = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'h6')

heading

lxml.html.builder.HEAD = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'head')

document head

lxml.html.builder.HEADER = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'header')

heading content

lxml.html.builder.HGROUP = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'hgroup')

heading group

lxml.html.builder.HR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'hr')

horizontal rule

lxml.html.builder.HTML = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'html')

document root element

lxml.html.builder.I = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'i')

italic text style

lxml.html.builder.IFRAME = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'iframe')

inline subwindow

lxml.html.builder.IMG = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'img')

Embedded image

lxml.html.builder.INPUT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'input')

form control

lxml.html.builder.INS = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'ins')

inserted text

lxml.html.builder.ISINDEX = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'isindex')

single line prompt (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.KBD = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'kbd')

text to be entered by the user

lxml.html.builder.LABEL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'label')

form field label text

lxml.html.builder.LEGEND = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'legend')

fieldset legend

lxml.html.builder.LI = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'li')

list item

a media-independent link

lxml.html.builder.MAIN = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'main')

main content

lxml.html.builder.MAP = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'map')

client-side image map

lxml.html.builder.MARK = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'mark')

marked/highlighted text

lxml.html.builder.MARQUEE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'marquee')

scrolling text

lxml.html.builder.MENU = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'menu')

menu list (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.META = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'meta')

generic metainformation

lxml.html.builder.METER = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'meter')

numerical value display

lxml.html.builder.NAV = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'nav')

navigation section

lxml.html.builder.NOBR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'nobr')

prevent wrapping

lxml.html.builder.NOFRAMES = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'noframes')

alternate content container for non frame-based rendering

lxml.html.builder.NOSCRIPT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'noscript')

alternate content container for non script-based rendering

lxml.html.builder.OBJECT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'object')

generic embedded object

lxml.html.builder.OL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'ol')

ordered list

lxml.html.builder.OPTGROUP = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'optgroup')

option group

lxml.html.builder.OPTION = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'option')

selectable choice

lxml.html.builder.OUTPUT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'output')

result of a calculation

lxml.html.builder.P = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'p')

paragraph

lxml.html.builder.PARAM = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'param')

named property value

lxml.html.builder.PICTURE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'picture')

picture with multiple sources

lxml.html.builder.PORTAL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'portal')

embedded preview

lxml.html.builder.PRE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'pre')

preformatted text

lxml.html.builder.PROGRESS = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'progress')

progress bar

lxml.html.builder.Q = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'q')

short inline quotation

lxml.html.builder.RB = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'rb')

ruby base text

lxml.html.builder.RP = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'rp')

ruby parentheses

lxml.html.builder.RT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'rt')

ruby text component

lxml.html.builder.RTC = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'rtc')

ruby semantic annotation

lxml.html.builder.RUBY = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'ruby')

ruby annotations

lxml.html.builder.S = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 's')

strike-through text style (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.SAMP = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'samp')

sample program output, scripts, etc.

lxml.html.builder.SCRIPT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'script')

script statements

lxml.html.builder.SEARCH = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'search')

set of form controls for a search

lxml.html.builder.SECTION = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'section')

generic standalone section

lxml.html.builder.SELECT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'select')

option selector

lxml.html.builder.SLOT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'slot')

placeholder for JS use

lxml.html.builder.SMALL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'small')

small text style

lxml.html.builder.SOURCE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'source')

source for picture/audio/video element

lxml.html.builder.SPAN = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'span')

generic language/style container

lxml.html.builder.STRIKE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'strike')

strike-through text (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.STRONG = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'strong')

strong emphasis

lxml.html.builder.STYLE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'style')

style info

lxml.html.builder.SUB = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'sub')

subscript

lxml.html.builder.SUMMARY = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'summary')

summary for <details>

lxml.html.builder.SUP = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'sup')

superscript

lxml.html.builder.TABLE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'table')
lxml.html.builder.TBODY = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'tbody')

table body

lxml.html.builder.TD = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'td')

table data cell

lxml.html.builder.TEMPLATE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'template')

fragment for JS use

lxml.html.builder.TEXTAREA = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'textarea')

multi-line text field

lxml.html.builder.TFOOT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'tfoot')

table footer

lxml.html.builder.TH = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'th')

table header cell

lxml.html.builder.THEAD = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'thead')

table header

lxml.html.builder.TIME = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'time')

date/time

lxml.html.builder.TITLE = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'title')

document title

lxml.html.builder.TR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'tr')

table row

lxml.html.builder.TRACK = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'track')

audio/video track

lxml.html.builder.TT = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'tt')

teletype or monospaced text style

lxml.html.builder.U = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'u')

underlined text style (DEPRECATED)

lxml.html.builder.UL = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'ul')

unordered list

lxml.html.builder.VAR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'var')

instance of a variable or program argument

lxml.html.builder.VIDEO = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'video')

embedded video file

lxml.html.builder.WBR = functools.partial(<lxml.builder.ElementMaker object>, 'wbr')

word break