expunge the xmlcore changes:
  41667, 41668 - initial switch to xmlcore
  47044        - mention of xmlcore in What's New
  50687        - mention of xmlcore in the library reference

re-apply xmlcore changes to xml:
  41674        - line ending changes (re-applied manually), directory props
  41677        - add cElementTree wrapper
  41678        - PSF licensing for etree
  41812        - whitespace normalization
  42724        - fix svn:eol-style settings
  43681, 43682 - remove Python version-compatibility cruft from minidom
  46773        - fix encoding of \r\n\t in attr values in saxutils
  47269        - added XMLParser alias for cElementTree compatibility

additional tests were added in Lib/test/test_sax.py that failed with
the xmlcore changes; these relate to SF bugs #1511497, #1513611
diff --git a/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py b/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+"""
+SAX driver for the pyexpat C module.  This driver works with
+pyexpat.__version__ == '2.22'.
+"""
+
+version = "0.20"
+
+from xml.sax._exceptions import *
+from xml.sax.handler import feature_validation, feature_namespaces
+from xml.sax.handler import feature_namespace_prefixes
+from xml.sax.handler import feature_external_ges, feature_external_pes
+from xml.sax.handler import feature_string_interning
+from xml.sax.handler import property_xml_string, property_interning_dict
+
+# xml.parsers.expat does not raise ImportError in Jython
+import sys
+if sys.platform[:4] == "java":
+    raise SAXReaderNotAvailable("expat not available in Java", None)
+del sys
+
+try:
+    from xml.parsers import expat
+except ImportError:
+    raise SAXReaderNotAvailable("expat not supported", None)
+else:
+    if not hasattr(expat, "ParserCreate"):
+        raise SAXReaderNotAvailable("expat not supported", None)
+from xml.sax import xmlreader, saxutils, handler
+
+AttributesImpl = xmlreader.AttributesImpl
+AttributesNSImpl = xmlreader.AttributesNSImpl
+
+# If we're using a sufficiently recent version of Python, we can use
+# weak references to avoid cycles between the parser and content
+# handler, otherwise we'll just have to pretend.
+try:
+    import _weakref
+except ImportError:
+    def _mkproxy(o):
+        return o
+else:
+    import weakref
+    _mkproxy = weakref.proxy
+    del weakref, _weakref
+
+# --- ExpatLocator
+
+class ExpatLocator(xmlreader.Locator):
+    """Locator for use with the ExpatParser class.
+
+    This uses a weak reference to the parser object to avoid creating
+    a circular reference between the parser and the content handler.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, parser):
+        self._ref = _mkproxy(parser)
+
+    def getColumnNumber(self):
+        parser = self._ref
+        if parser._parser is None:
+            return None
+        return parser._parser.ErrorColumnNumber
+
+    def getLineNumber(self):
+        parser = self._ref
+        if parser._parser is None:
+            return 1
+        return parser._parser.ErrorLineNumber
+
+    def getPublicId(self):
+        parser = self._ref
+        if parser is None:
+            return None
+        return parser._source.getPublicId()
+
+    def getSystemId(self):
+        parser = self._ref
+        if parser is None:
+            return None
+        return parser._source.getSystemId()
+
+
+# --- ExpatParser
+
+class ExpatParser(xmlreader.IncrementalParser, xmlreader.Locator):
+    """SAX driver for the pyexpat C module."""
+
+    def __init__(self, namespaceHandling=0, bufsize=2**16-20):
+        xmlreader.IncrementalParser.__init__(self, bufsize)
+        self._source = xmlreader.InputSource()
+        self._parser = None
+        self._namespaces = namespaceHandling
+        self._lex_handler_prop = None
+        self._parsing = 0
+        self._entity_stack = []
+        self._external_ges = 1
+        self._interning = None
+
+    # XMLReader methods
+
+    def parse(self, source):
+        "Parse an XML document from a URL or an InputSource."
+        source = saxutils.prepare_input_source(source)
+
+        self._source = source
+        self.reset()
+        self._cont_handler.setDocumentLocator(ExpatLocator(self))
+        xmlreader.IncrementalParser.parse(self, source)
+
+    def prepareParser(self, source):
+        if source.getSystemId() != None:
+            self._parser.SetBase(source.getSystemId())
+
+    # Redefined setContentHandler to allow changing handlers during parsing
+
+    def setContentHandler(self, handler):
+        xmlreader.IncrementalParser.setContentHandler(self, handler)
+        if self._parsing:
+            self._reset_cont_handler()
+
+    def getFeature(self, name):
+        if name == feature_namespaces:
+            return self._namespaces
+        elif name == feature_string_interning:
+            return self._interning is not None
+        elif name in (feature_validation, feature_external_pes,
+                      feature_namespace_prefixes):
+            return 0
+        elif name == feature_external_ges:
+            return self._external_ges
+        raise SAXNotRecognizedException("Feature '%s' not recognized" % name)
+
+    def setFeature(self, name, state):
+        if self._parsing:
+            raise SAXNotSupportedException("Cannot set features while parsing")
+
+        if name == feature_namespaces:
+            self._namespaces = state
+        elif name == feature_external_ges:
+            self._external_ges = state
+        elif name == feature_string_interning:
+            if state:
+                if self._interning is None:
+                    self._interning = {}
+            else:
+                self._interning = None
+        elif name == feature_validation:
+            if state:
+                raise SAXNotSupportedException(
+                    "expat does not support validation")
+        elif name == feature_external_pes:
+            if state:
+                raise SAXNotSupportedException(
+                    "expat does not read external parameter entities")
+        elif name == feature_namespace_prefixes:
+            if state:
+                raise SAXNotSupportedException(
+                    "expat does not report namespace prefixes")
+        else:
+            raise SAXNotRecognizedException(
+                "Feature '%s' not recognized" % name)
+
+    def getProperty(self, name):
+        if name == handler.property_lexical_handler:
+            return self._lex_handler_prop
+        elif name == property_interning_dict:
+            return self._interning
+        elif name == property_xml_string:
+            if self._parser:
+                if hasattr(self._parser, "GetInputContext"):
+                    return self._parser.GetInputContext()
+                else:
+                    raise SAXNotRecognizedException(
+                        "This version of expat does not support getting"
+                        " the XML string")
+            else:
+                raise SAXNotSupportedException(
+                    "XML string cannot be returned when not parsing")
+        raise SAXNotRecognizedException("Property '%s' not recognized" % name)
+
+    def setProperty(self, name, value):
+        if name == handler.property_lexical_handler:
+            self._lex_handler_prop = value
+            if self._parsing:
+                self._reset_lex_handler_prop()
+        elif name == property_interning_dict:
+            self._interning = value
+        elif name == property_xml_string:
+            raise SAXNotSupportedException("Property '%s' cannot be set" %
+                                           name)
+        else:
+            raise SAXNotRecognizedException("Property '%s' not recognized" %
+                                            name)
+
+    # IncrementalParser methods
+
+    def feed(self, data, isFinal = 0):
+        if not self._parsing:
+            self.reset()
+            self._parsing = 1
+            self._cont_handler.startDocument()
+
+        try:
+            # The isFinal parameter is internal to the expat reader.
+            # If it is set to true, expat will check validity of the entire
+            # document. When feeding chunks, they are not normally final -
+            # except when invoked from close.
+            self._parser.Parse(data, isFinal)
+        except expat.error, e:
+            exc = SAXParseException(expat.ErrorString(e.code), e, self)
+            # FIXME: when to invoke error()?
+            self._err_handler.fatalError(exc)
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self._entity_stack:
+            # If we are completing an external entity, do nothing here
+            return
+        self.feed("", isFinal = 1)
+        self._cont_handler.endDocument()
+        self._parsing = 0
+        # break cycle created by expat handlers pointing to our methods
+        self._parser = None
+
+    def _reset_cont_handler(self):
+        self._parser.ProcessingInstructionHandler = \
+                                    self._cont_handler.processingInstruction
+        self._parser.CharacterDataHandler = self._cont_handler.characters
+
+    def _reset_lex_handler_prop(self):
+        lex = self._lex_handler_prop
+        parser = self._parser
+        if lex is None:
+            parser.CommentHandler = None
+            parser.StartCdataSectionHandler = None
+            parser.EndCdataSectionHandler = None
+            parser.StartDoctypeDeclHandler = None
+            parser.EndDoctypeDeclHandler = None
+        else:
+            parser.CommentHandler = lex.comment
+            parser.StartCdataSectionHandler = lex.startCDATA
+            parser.EndCdataSectionHandler = lex.endCDATA
+            parser.StartDoctypeDeclHandler = self.start_doctype_decl
+            parser.EndDoctypeDeclHandler = lex.endDTD
+
+    def reset(self):
+        if self._namespaces:
+            self._parser = expat.ParserCreate(self._source.getEncoding(), " ",
+                                              intern=self._interning)
+            self._parser.namespace_prefixes = 1
+            self._parser.StartElementHandler = self.start_element_ns
+            self._parser.EndElementHandler = self.end_element_ns
+        else:
+            self._parser = expat.ParserCreate(self._source.getEncoding(),
+                                              intern = self._interning)
+            self._parser.StartElementHandler = self.start_element
+            self._parser.EndElementHandler = self.end_element
+
+        self._reset_cont_handler()
+        self._parser.UnparsedEntityDeclHandler = self.unparsed_entity_decl
+        self._parser.NotationDeclHandler = self.notation_decl
+        self._parser.StartNamespaceDeclHandler = self.start_namespace_decl
+        self._parser.EndNamespaceDeclHandler = self.end_namespace_decl
+
+        self._decl_handler_prop = None
+        if self._lex_handler_prop:
+            self._reset_lex_handler_prop()
+#         self._parser.DefaultHandler =
+#         self._parser.DefaultHandlerExpand =
+#         self._parser.NotStandaloneHandler =
+        self._parser.ExternalEntityRefHandler = self.external_entity_ref
+        try:
+            self._parser.SkippedEntityHandler = self.skipped_entity_handler
+        except AttributeError:
+            # This pyexpat does not support SkippedEntity
+            pass
+        self._parser.SetParamEntityParsing(
+            expat.XML_PARAM_ENTITY_PARSING_UNLESS_STANDALONE)
+
+        self._parsing = 0
+        self._entity_stack = []
+
+    # Locator methods
+
+    def getColumnNumber(self):
+        if self._parser is None:
+            return None
+        return self._parser.ErrorColumnNumber
+
+    def getLineNumber(self):
+        if self._parser is None:
+            return 1
+        return self._parser.ErrorLineNumber
+
+    def getPublicId(self):
+        return self._source.getPublicId()
+
+    def getSystemId(self):
+        return self._source.getSystemId()
+
+    # event handlers
+    def start_element(self, name, attrs):
+        self._cont_handler.startElement(name, AttributesImpl(attrs))
+
+    def end_element(self, name):
+        self._cont_handler.endElement(name)
+
+    def start_element_ns(self, name, attrs):
+        pair = name.split()
+        if len(pair) == 1:
+            # no namespace
+            pair = (None, name)
+        elif len(pair) == 3:
+            pair = pair[0], pair[1]
+        else:
+            # default namespace
+            pair = tuple(pair)
+
+        newattrs = {}
+        qnames = {}
+        for (aname, value) in attrs.items():
+            parts = aname.split()
+            length = len(parts)
+            if length == 1:
+                # no namespace
+                qname = aname
+                apair = (None, aname)
+            elif length == 3:
+                qname = "%s:%s" % (parts[2], parts[1])
+                apair = parts[0], parts[1]
+            else:
+                # default namespace
+                qname = parts[1]
+                apair = tuple(parts)
+
+            newattrs[apair] = value
+            qnames[apair] = qname
+
+        self._cont_handler.startElementNS(pair, None,
+                                          AttributesNSImpl(newattrs, qnames))
+
+    def end_element_ns(self, name):
+        pair = name.split()
+        if len(pair) == 1:
+            pair = (None, name)
+        elif len(pair) == 3:
+            pair = pair[0], pair[1]
+        else:
+            pair = tuple(pair)
+
+        self._cont_handler.endElementNS(pair, None)
+
+    # this is not used (call directly to ContentHandler)
+    def processing_instruction(self, target, data):
+        self._cont_handler.processingInstruction(target, data)
+
+    # this is not used (call directly to ContentHandler)
+    def character_data(self, data):
+        self._cont_handler.characters(data)
+
+    def start_namespace_decl(self, prefix, uri):
+        self._cont_handler.startPrefixMapping(prefix, uri)
+
+    def end_namespace_decl(self, prefix):
+        self._cont_handler.endPrefixMapping(prefix)
+
+    def start_doctype_decl(self, name, sysid, pubid, has_internal_subset):
+        self._lex_handler_prop.startDTD(name, pubid, sysid)
+
+    def unparsed_entity_decl(self, name, base, sysid, pubid, notation_name):
+        self._dtd_handler.unparsedEntityDecl(name, pubid, sysid, notation_name)
+
+    def notation_decl(self, name, base, sysid, pubid):
+        self._dtd_handler.notationDecl(name, pubid, sysid)
+
+    def external_entity_ref(self, context, base, sysid, pubid):
+        if not self._external_ges:
+            return 1
+
+        source = self._ent_handler.resolveEntity(pubid, sysid)
+        source = saxutils.prepare_input_source(source,
+                                               self._source.getSystemId() or
+                                               "")
+
+        self._entity_stack.append((self._parser, self._source))
+        self._parser = self._parser.ExternalEntityParserCreate(context)
+        self._source = source
+
+        try:
+            xmlreader.IncrementalParser.parse(self, source)
+        except:
+            return 0  # FIXME: save error info here?
+
+        (self._parser, self._source) = self._entity_stack[-1]
+        del self._entity_stack[-1]
+        return 1
+
+    def skipped_entity_handler(self, name, is_pe):
+        if is_pe:
+            # The SAX spec requires to report skipped PEs with a '%'
+            name = '%'+name
+        self._cont_handler.skippedEntity(name)
+
+# ---
+
+def create_parser(*args, **kwargs):
+    return ExpatParser(*args, **kwargs)
+
+# ---
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import xml.sax
+    p = create_parser()
+    p.setContentHandler(xml.sax.XMLGenerator())
+    p.setErrorHandler(xml.sax.ErrorHandler())
+    p.parse("../../../hamlet.xml")