Bullet-proofing

2006-11-04 13:03:54 -05:00 · 2006-11-04 13:03:54 -05:00 · 13d9211b4d
commit 13d9211b4d
parent eb0f29963b
1 changed files with 5 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/planet/reconstitute.py
+++ b/planet/reconstitute.py
@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ illegal_xml_chars = re.compile("[\x01-\x08\x0B\x0C\x0E-\x1F]")
 def createTextElement(parent, name, value):
    """ utility function to create a child element with the specified text"""
    if not value: return
-    if isinstance(value,str): value=value.decode('utf-8')
+    if isinstance(value,str):
+        try:
+            value=value.decode('utf-8')
+        except:
+            value=value.decode('iso-8859-1')
    xdoc = parent.ownerDocument
    xelement = xdoc.createElement(name)
    xelement.appendChild(xdoc.createTextNode(value))