Method decode

code3/bs4/element.py:1065–1156

Returns a Unicode representation of this tag and its contents. :param eventual_encoding: The tag is destined to be encoded into this encoding. This method is _not_ responsible for performing that encoding. This information is passed in so that it can be subs

(self, indent_level=None,
               eventual_encoding=DEFAULT_OUTPUT_ENCODING,
               formatter="minimal")

             or self._is_xml))

    def decode(self, indent_level=None,
               eventual_encoding=DEFAULT_OUTPUT_ENCODING,
               formatter="minimal"):
        """Returns a Unicode representation of this tag and its contents.

        :param eventual_encoding: The tag is destined to be
           encoded into this encoding. This method is _not_
           responsible for performing that encoding. This information
           is passed in so that it can be substituted in if the
           document contains a <META> tag that mentions the document&#x27;s
           encoding.
        """

        # First off, turn a string formatter into a function. This
        # will stop the lookup from happening over and over again.
        if not isinstance(formatter, collections.Callable):
            formatter = self._formatter_for_name(formatter)

        attrs = []
        if self.attrs:
            for key, val in sorted(self.attrs.items()):
                if val is None:
                    decoded = key
                else:
                    if isinstance(val, list) or isinstance(val, tuple):
                        val = ' '.join(val)
                    elif not isinstance(val, str):
                        val = str(val)
                    elif (
                        isinstance(val, AttributeValueWithCharsetSubstitution)
                        and eventual_encoding is not None):
                        val = val.encode(eventual_encoding)

                    text = self.format_string(val, formatter)
                    decoded = (
                        str(key) + '='
                        + EntitySubstitution.quoted_attribute_value(text))
                attrs.append(decoded)
        close = ''
        closeTag = ''

        prefix = ''
        if self.prefix:
            prefix = self.prefix + ":"

        if self.is_empty_element:
            close = '/'
        else:
            closeTag = '</%s%s>' % (prefix, self.name)

        pretty_print = self._should_pretty_print(indent_level)
        space = ''
        indent_space = ''
        if indent_level is not None:
            indent_space = (' ' * (indent_level - 1))
        if pretty_print:
            space = indent_space
            indent_contents = indent_level + 1