xsltproc-py-lite 0.1.2

A lightweight Python+lxml implementation of xsltproc with limited features

xsltproc-py-lite

A lightweight Python reimplementation of xsltproc, supporting basic XSLT 1.0 transformations using lxml.

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✨ Features

• Apply XSLT 1.0 stylesheets to XML documents
• Outputs to file or standard output
• Zero-dependency CLI (except lxml)
• Simple and familiar xsltproc-like usage

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📦 Installation

You can install this package from PyPI:

pip install xsltproc-py-lite

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🚀 Usage

xsltproc-py stylesheet.xsl input.xml -o output.xml

Arguments

Option	Description
stylesheet.xsl	Path to the XSLT file
input.xml	Path to the input XML file
-o output.xml	Output file path (default: stdout)

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🛠 Example

Given:

example.xsl

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
 xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
  <xsl:template match="/">
    <hello>World</hello>
  </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

input.xml

<root/>

Run:

xsltproc-py example.xsl input.xml -o result.xml

Output:

<hello>World</hello>

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⚠ Limitations

• XSLT 1.0 only
• Does not support parameters (e.g., --stringparam)
• No support for chunking, profiling, or extensions

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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