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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Yes thanks Dick of course, an SFString value can contain as many commas as you like. “,,,,,,,,,,,”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Another way to look at it: commas are unrestricted whitespace for ClassicVRML encoding, while commas are partially restricted whitespace for XML encoding. This is not a new thing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Further intense detail available at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8'>X3D Regular Expressions (regexes)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo8'>https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dRegularExpressions.html<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meanwhile, of course exact placement of commas between individual values is strictly enforced and not flexible in JavaScript, JSON, Java, Python and Turtle encodings. Whitespace commas are replaced by single blank characters (or removed at beginning/end) during preprocessing for Canonical X3D and X3D Compressed Binary Compression.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>all the best, Don<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br brutzman@nps.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Watkins 270, MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA +1.831.656.2149<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>faculty.nps.edu/brutzman<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Richard Puk <puk@igraphics.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 4, 2022 3:06 PM<br><b>To:</b> Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <brutzman@nps.edu>; 'John Carlson' <yottzumm@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> holger.seelig@gmail.com; 'X3D Graphics public mailing list' <x3d-public@web3d.org><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [x3d-public] X3dToJson.xslt, X3dToPython.xslt, OrthoViewpoint fieldOfView<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #004679 1.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:#004679'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:yellow'>NPS WARNING: *external sender* verify before acting.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi, Don –<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Commas are allowed within a text string which is the value of an SFString field regardless of encoding (item 2 below).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-12.75pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dick<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>/******************************************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>| Richard F. Puk, Ph.D., President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>| Intelligraphics Incorporated<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>| 7644 Cortina Court<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>| Carlsbad, CA 92009-8206<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>| Tel: +1-760-753-9027 Mobile: +1-760-809-9027<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>| Email: <a href="mailto:puk@igraphics.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>puk@igraphics.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>\****************************************** <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> x3d-public <> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 4, 2022 9:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> John Carlson <<a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com">yottzumm@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:holger.seelig@gmail.com">holger.seelig@gmail.com</a>; X3D Graphics public mailing list <<a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [x3d-public] X3dToJson.xslt, X3dToPython.xslt, OrthoViewpoint fieldOfView<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi John.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2'>Commas are treated as whitespace in ClassicVRML encoding.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2'>Commas are not allowed within SF field values in XML encoding. They are allowed between SF field values in MF field lists.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2'>For really long numeric value arrays, this is a helpful restriction that helps localize errors and support tuple counting by authors<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2'>Validation tools (included X3D regexes) diagnose this.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2'>This is documented in X3D Tooltips, which are based on XML encoding. Example excerpts follow.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>X3D Tooltips: Field Types Table<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><a href="https://www.web3d.org/x3d/tooltips/X3dTooltips.html#FieldTypesTable">https://www.web3d.org/x3d/tooltips/X3dTooltips.html#FieldTypesTable</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>SFColor, “<b><span style='color:#EE5500'>Warning:</span></b> comma characters within attribute values do not pass strict validation, and comma separators are not included in canonical form.”<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>MFColor, “<b><span style='color:#EE5500'>Warning:</span></b> comma characters within contained singleton 3-tuple SFColor values do not pass strict validation. <br><b><span style='color:#447777'>Hint:</span></b> comma characters are allowed as whitespace between individual SFColor values in the list.”<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So once again we see that being careful and strict about X3D XML validation is very helpful when converting to other encodings.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>all the best, Don<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br <a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu">brutzman@nps.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Watkins 270, MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA +1.831.656.2149<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>faculty.nps.edu/brutzman<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> John Carlson <<a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com">yottzumm@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 3, 2022 11:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <<a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu">brutzman@nps.edu</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> X3D Graphics public mailing list <<a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:holger.seelig@gmail.com">holger.seelig@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [x3d-public] X3dToJson.xslt, X3dToPython.xslt, OrthoViewpoint fieldOfView<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My recall isn’t that good, and I can’t recall if /,/ — comma, is treated as white space in some field values and not in others. I guess this is yet to be specified for new architecture documents—it should be discussed in encoding and binding standards. I do think one can use commas between SF values in an MF value (not within) in XML. I believe python requires commas within and between tuples and lists.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It maybe good to have test cases which aren’t possible with current validation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I think this came up before in reference to HAnim Motion.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>“Be liberal in what you accept and conservative in what you generate.” — Jon Postel.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I totally understand the frustration of dealing with corners of XSLT.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I’m hoping something like Tidy can clear this up.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 11:24 PM Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <<a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu">brutzman@nps.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>[Changed subject line for readability/searchability – this is about OrthoViewpoint fieldOfView]<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=m7639793683326362096msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4'>Invalid source XML in your .x3d excerpt: simple types should not have commas within them.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=m7639793683326362096msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5'>OrthoViewpoint fieldOfView='-1.5, -1.5, 1.5, 1.5'<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><ol start=2 type=1><li class=m7639793683326362096msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l7 level1 lfo6'>OrthoViewpoint fieldOfView is defined as MFFloat in specification but ought to be SFVec4f, since it must always have four numbers defining ordered values (minimum_x, minimum_y, maximum_x, maximum_y).<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I am somehow locked out of mantis and so can’t verify what we previously said about this (if anything). Seems like a simple specification erratum.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br>Correlation confirmation: TextureProjectorParallel has fieldOfView SFVec4f. Meanwhile Viewpoint GeoViewpoint and TextureProjector have SFFloat.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><ol start=3 type=1><li class=m7639793683326362096msolistparagraph style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7'>I think that the various fieldOfView types are handled in the stylesheet s correctly now, checked in.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I have also applied a tentative fix to X3D DOCTYPE, Schema, Tooltips and X3DUOM, but will wait to deploy any updates (including X3DJSAIL, X3DPSAIL) until checking mantis to confirm status.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thanks John for reporting this error, very helpful.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>all the best, Don</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br <a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu" target="_blank">brutzman@nps.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Watkins 270, MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA +1.831.656.2149</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><a href="http://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman" target="_blank">faculty.nps.edu/brutzman</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> x3d-public <<a href="mailto:x3d-public-bounces@web3d.org" target="_blank">x3d-public-bounces@web3d.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Carlson<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 3, 2022 12:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> X3D Graphics public mailing list <<a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org" target="_blank">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:holger.seelig@gmail.com" target="_blank">holger.seelig@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [x3d-public] X3dToJson.xslt, X3dToPython.xslt, create3000/Library Test ParticleSystem possible issues. Though may not pass!<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Don,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Here are some issues with various X3dTo*.xslt:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>grep fieldOfView VolumeEmitter.py<br>VolumeEmitter.py: OrthoViewpoint(description='OrthoViewpoint',fieldOfView=-1.5,-1.5,1.5,1.5),<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>$ grep fieldOfView VolumeEmitter*<br>VolumeEmitter.json: "@fieldOfView":-1.5,-1.5,1.5,1.5<br>VolumeEmitter.x3d: fieldOfView='-1.5, -1.5, 1.5, 1.5'/><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In the JSON, the MFFloat is does not appear to be an array, with [] around the numbers.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>In the python, there's no tuple or list markers denoting a tuple or list<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Note in the XML, both the "," and the space is separating the floats in the MFFloat. I haven't seen that the MFBools with ", " as separators is working, but perhaps the problem is more general.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Links to XML below.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>====================================================<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Holger,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I fully realize that these are test samples, and they may not pass, thus when I convert x3d to python and run, these errors may appear (which may be totally valid).<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>BoundedPhysicsModel.py<br>x3d.py package 4.0.64.1 loaded, have fun with X3D Graphics!<br>Traceback (most recent call last):<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\src\main\python\net\x3djsonld\Library\Tests\Components\ParticleSystems\BoundedPhysicsModel.py", line 82, in <module><br> emitter=ConeEmitter(position=(0,-3,0),direction=(1,4,0),angle=0.4,speed=0.2,mass=3200),<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\venv\lib\site-packages\x3d\x3d.py", line 29419, in __init__<br> self.direction = direction<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\venv\lib\site-packages\x3d\x3d.py", line 29450, in direction<br> assertLessThanEquals('direction', direction, 1)<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\venv\lib\site-packages\x3d\x3d.py", line 1847, in assertLessThanEquals<br> assert isLessThanEquals(value, maximum), fieldName + '=' + str(value) + ' fails assertLessThanEquals maximum=' + str(maximum)<br>AssertionError: direction=(1, 4, 0) fails assertLessThanEquals maximum=1<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>PointEmitter.py<br>x3d.py package 4.0.64.1 loaded, have fun with X3D Graphics!<br>Traceback (most recent call last):<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\src\main\python\net\x3djsonld\Library\Tests\Components\ParticleSystems\PointEmitter.py", line 92, in <module><br> WindPhysicsModel(speed=0.8,gustiness=0.8,turbulence=2),<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\venv\lib\site-packages\x3d\x3d.py", line 99589, in __init__<br> self.turbulence = turbulence<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\venv\lib\site-packages\x3d\x3d.py", line 99643, in turbulence<br> assertZeroToOne('turbulence', turbulence)<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\venv\lib\site-packages\x3d\x3d.py", line 1818, in assertZeroToOne<br> assert isZeroToOne(value), str(fieldName) + '=' + str(value) + ' fails assertZeroToOne requirements: value(s) must be in range [0..1]'<br>AssertionError: turbulence=2 fails assertZeroToOne requirements: value(s) must be in range [0..1]<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>SurfaceEmitter.py<br>x3d.py package 4.0.64.1 loaded, have fun with X3D Graphics!<br>Traceback (most recent call last):<br> File "C:\Users\john\X3DJSONLD\src\main\python\net\x3djsonld\Library\Tests\Components\ParticleSystems\SurfaceEmitter.py", line 50, in <module><br> MetadataSet(DEF='children',name='children',reference='<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftitania.create3000.de%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7C093548587b1743f94e4908da5e0975ac%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C637925692117749781%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HzspUWZJprEu6pa0d3V6n7kKf7%2BeReM3mwzY5QyetSE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://titania.create3000.de</a>',<br>TypeError: MetadataSet.__init__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'appearance'<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Original XML here: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcreate3000%2FLibrary%2Ftree%2Fmain%2FTests%2FComponents%2FParticleSystems&data=05%7C01%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7C093548587b1743f94e4908da5e0975ac%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C637925692117749781%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jQJZUalAQVCX%2Fkm1FTRmtjYljP%2Bffa2t7WfQxvsTFS0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Library/Tests/Components/ParticleSystems at main · create3000/Library (github.com)</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Attached generated python code.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal 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