validate¶
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astropy.io.votable.
validate
(source, output=None, xmllint=False, filename=None)[source] [edit on github]¶ Prints a validation report for the given file.
Parameters: source : str or readable file-like object
output : writable file-like object, optional
Where to output the report. Defaults to
sys.stdout
. IfNone
, the output will be returned as a string.xmllint : bool, optional
filename : str, optional
A filename to use in the error messages. If not provided, one will be automatically determined from
source
.Returns: is_valid : bool or str