Method xpath

src/docx/oxml/xmlchemy.py:687–692

Override of `lxml` _Element.xpath() method. Provides standard Open XML namespace mapping (`nsmap`) in centralized location.

(self, xpath_str: str)

        return serialize_for_reading(self)

    def xpath(self, xpath_str: str) -> Any:  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleMethodOverride]
        """Override of `lxml` _Element.xpath() method.

        Provides standard Open XML namespace mapping (`nsmap`) in centralized location.
        """
        return super().xpath(xpath_str, namespaces=nsmap)

    @property
    def _nsptag(self) -> str: