text: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  
  
  __date__ = "16-01-2021"
  __version__ = "0.1.0"
  __author__ = "Marta Materni"
  
  
  XML_DECL = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes'?>"
  TEI_TOP="<TEI>"
  TEI_BOTTOM = "</TEI>"
  
  BODY_TOP="<body>"
  BODY_TOP_PATTERN=r"<\s*body\s*>"
  BODY_BOTTOM_PATTERN = r"</\s*body\s*>"
  BODY_BOTTOM = "</body>"
  
  BACK_TOP = "<back>"
  BACK_BOTTOM = "</back>"
  
  NOTE_TOP = '<div type="note">'
  NOTE_BOTTOM = "</div>"
  
  NULL_TAG_START="<null>"
  NULL_TAG_END="</null>"
   
  """
  tostring(element_or_tree, 
  encoding=None, 
  method="xml", 
  xml_declaration=None, 
  pretty_print=False, 
  with_tail=True, 
  standalone=None, 
  doctype=None, 
  exclusive=False, 
  inclusive_ns_prefixes=None, 
  with_comments=True, 
  strip_text=False
   )
  """
   
  
  