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python XPATH question - mechanize/libxml2dom

hi...

i can use an xpath query to create a node from an html/dom representation.
however, if i have a node, is there a way to generate an xpath query from
the node.

in testing with firefox/dom inspector, i can use "ancestor:: *", but i can't
determine where/how to implement this using mechanize/libxml2dom

thanks

Sep 2 '08 #1
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