parameters: (buf)
return_statement: return myhandle.root
docstring: Parses a string made from a section of a xml input file.
  
     Args:
        buf: A string in correct xml format.
  
     Returns:
        A xml_node for the root node of the file.
docstring_summary: Parses a string made from a section of a xml input file.
docstring_tokens: Parses a string made from a section of a xml input file .
function: def xml_parse_string(buf):
     """Parses a string made from a section of a xml input file.
  
     Args:
        buf: A string in correct xml format.
  
     Returns:
        A xml_node for the root node of the file.
     """
  
     myhandle = xml_handler()
     parseString(buf, myhandle)
     return myhandle.root
function_tokens: def xml_parse_string ( buf ) : myhandle = xml_handler ( ) parseString ( buf , myhandle ) return myhandle . root