MetronInfo

`XmlError`

Bases: Exception

Class for an XML error.

`MetronInfo()`

Bases: BaseMetadataHandler

A class to manage comic metadata and its MetronInfo XML representation.

This class provides methods to convert metadata to and from XML format, validate information sources, and manage various attributes related to comic series, genres, and roles.

Initialize the MetronInfo instance.

Methods:

`metadata_from_string(xml_string: str) -> Metadata`

Convert an XML string to a Metadata object.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
`xml_string`	The XML string to be converted. TYPE: `str`

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`Metadata`	The resulting Metadata object.

`string_from_metadata(metadata: Metadata, xml_bytes: bytes = b'') -> str`

Convert a Metadata object to an XML string.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
`metadata`	The Metadata object to convert. TYPE: `Metadata`
`xml_bytes`	Optional XML bytes to include. TYPE: `bytes` DEFAULT: `b''`

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
`str`	The resulting XML string.

`write_xml(filename: Path, metadata: Metadata, xml_bytes: bytes | None = None) -> None`

Write a Metadata object to an XML file.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
`filename`	The path to the file where the XML will be written. TYPE: `Path`
`metadata`	The Metadata object to write. TYPE: `Metadata`
`xml_bytes`	Optional XML bytes to include. TYPE: `bytes \| None` DEFAULT: `None`

RAISES	DESCRIPTION
`XmlError`	If XML validation fails.