I want validate an XML file against an XSD file using lxml.XMLSchema. But the problem is the XSD is in 1.1. So it doesn't work. This is a part of the XML: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <dictionary xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="!!assert.xsd"> <SizeType>10</SizeType> </dictionary> And this is its XSD file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified"> <xs:element name="SizeType"> <xs:simpleType> <xs:restriction base="xs:integer"> <xs:assertion test="$value = 10"/> </xs:restriction> </xs:simpleType> </xs:element> </xs:schema> So, is it possible to validate an XML file against a XSD file that uses xs:assertion statements (1.1)? I think this question is closely related to this: lxml with schema 1.1 Continue reading...