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, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bs4/tests/test_tree.py b/bs4/tests/test_tree.py
index c39b3f7..fc0e2c6 100644
--- a/bs4/tests/test_tree.py
+++ b/bs4/tests/test_tree.py
@@ -1187,6 +1187,12 @@ class TestElementObjects(SoupTest):
         soup = self.soup("foo<!--IGNORE-->bar")
         self.assertEqual(['foo', 'bar'], list(soup.strings))
 
+    def test_string_has_immutable_name_property(self):
+        string = self.soup("s").string
+        self.assertEqual(None, string.name)
+        def t():
+            string.name = 'foo'
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, t)
 
 class TestCDAtaListAttributes(SoupTest):