A NavigableString object now has an immutable '.name' property whose

  value is always None. This makes it easier to iterate over a mixed
  list of tags and strings without having to check whether each
  element is a tag or a string.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bs4/element.py b/bs4/element.py
index f6864f2..538f6b6 100644
--- a/bs4/element.py
+++ b/bs4/element.py
@@ -672,6 +672,13 @@ class NavigableString(unicode, PageElement):
         output = self.format_string(self, formatter)
         return self.PREFIX + output + self.SUFFIX
 
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return None
+
+    @name.setter
+    def name(self, name):
+        raise AttributeError("A NavigableString cannot be given a name.")
 
 class PreformattedString(NavigableString):
     """A NavigableString not subject to the normal formatting rules.