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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions Doc/library/xml.sax.handler.rst
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.. data:: feature_external_ges

.. warning::

Enabling opens a vulnerability to
`external entity attacks <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_external_entity_attack>`_
if the parser is used with user-provided XML content.
Please reflect on your `threat model <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat_model>`_
before enabling this feature.

| value: ``"http://xml.org/sax/features/external-general-entities"``
| true: Include all external general (text) entities.
| false: Do not include external general entities.
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:mod:`xml.sax.handler`: Make Documentation of
:data:`xml.sax.handler.feature_external_ges` warn of opening up to `external
entity attacks <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_external_entity_attack>`_.
Patch by Sebastian Pipping.
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