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What does this PR do?
Backports #38779
Addresses an underlying issue with lxml on windows in which xml files with "encoding='unicode'" in the xml header cannot be processed (throws an xml syntax error). If an xml file with the "encoding='unicode'" is encountered, the module will attempt to remove this from the xml header and parse the file, if the parse succeeds (using utf-16 encoding) the module continues. If the parse fails, the module will log an error message that the file could not be processed and the entries from that admx/l file will not be available through the module.
What issues does this PR fix or reference?
#38100
Previous Behavior
When an admx file with "encoding='unicode'" in the xml header was parsed, an exception would be thrown and the module would exit
New Behavior
If an xml file with the "encoding='unicode'" is encountered, the module will attempt to remove this from the xml header and parse the file, if the parse succeeds the module continues. If the parse fails, the module will log an error message that the file could not be processed and the entries from that admx/l file will not be available through the module.
Tests written?
No
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