# cssutils

## CSS Cascading Style Sheets library for Python

Author: | cthedot
Copyright: | 2004-2007 Christof Hoeke
Date: | 2007-11-08 14:42:49 +0100 (Do, 08 Nov 2007)
Version: | (rev 662)

# Overview

A Python package to parse and build CSS Cascading Style Sheets.

Based upon and partly implements the following specifications (DOM only, not any rendering facilities):

DOM Level 2 Style CSS
  DOM for package css
DOM Level 2 Style Stylesheets
  DOM for package stylesheets
CSSOM
  A few details (mainly the NamespaceRule DOM) is taken from here. Plan is to move implementation to the stuff defined here which is newer but still no REC so might change anytime...
CSS 2.1
  Rules and properties are defined here
CSS 2.1 Errata
  A few erratas, mainly the definition of CHARSET_SYM tokens
CSS3 module: Syntax
  Used in parts since cssutils 0.9.4 which basically tries to use the features from CSS 2.1 and CSS 3.
MediaQueries
  MediaQueries are part of `stylesheets.MediaList` since v0.9.4, used in @import and @media rules.
Namespaces
  Added in v0.9.1 and updated to definition in CSSOM in v0.9.4
Selectors
  The selector syntax defined here (and not in CSS 2.1) should be parsable with cssutils (should mind though ;) )

Please visit http://cthedot.de/cssutils/ for full details.

# license

Published under the LGPL, see http://cthedot.de/cssutils/license.html

# installation

From 0.9 cssutils uses EasyInstall. Please find installation instructions and more information about EasyInstall from http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installation-instructions.

After installing EasyInstall simple use:

    > easy_install cssutils

to install the latest version of cssutils.

Alternatively download the provided source distribution. Expand the file and from a command line install with:

    > python setup.py install

Before using EasyInstall the first time or using the sdist please remove any old version which should be installed at PYTHONDIR/Lib/site-packages/cssutils.