--- a/devtools/htmlparser.py	Tue Jan 04 16:15:52 2011 +0100
+++ b/devtools/htmlparser.py	Tue Jan 04 16:33:01 2011 +0100
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
 # with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""defines a validating HTML parser used in web application tests
-
-"""
+"""defines a validating HTML parser used in web application tests"""
 
 import re
 import sys
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@
 from lxml import etree
 
 from cubicweb.view import STRICT_DOCTYPE, TRANSITIONAL_DOCTYPE
+
 STRICT_DOCTYPE = str(STRICT_DOCTYPE)
 TRANSITIONAL_DOCTYPE = str(TRANSITIONAL_DOCTYPE)
 
@@ -51,10 +50,7 @@
     def __init__(self):
         Validator.__init__(self)
         # XXX understand what's happening under windows
-        validate = True
-        if sys.platform == 'win32':
-            validate = False
-        self.parser = etree.XMLParser(dtd_validation=validate)
+        self.parser = etree.XMLParser(dtd_validation=sys.platform != 'win32')
 
     def preprocess_data(self, data):
         """used to fix potential blockquote mess generated by docutils"""
@@ -87,6 +83,7 @@
         Validator.__init__(self)
         self.parser = etree.XMLParser()
 
+
 class XMLDemotingValidator(SaxOnlyValidator):
     """ some views produce html instead of xhtml, using demote_to_html