def METHOD_NAME(self, node, attribute):
    skip = False
    if attribute.name == 'xmlns':
        if len(attribute.value):
            node.expns = unicode(attribute.value)
        skip = True
    elif attribute.prefix == 'xmlns':
        prefix = attribute.name
        node.nsprefixes[prefix] = unicode(attribute.value)
        skip = True
    return skip