--- xmllib.py.orig	2007-08-03 16:46:34.000000000 +0200
+++ xmllib.py	2007-08-03 17:40:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -637,20 +637,17 @@
                     aprefix, key = res.group('prefix', 'local')
                     if self.__map_case:
                         key = key.lower()
-                    if aprefix is None:
-                        aprefix = ''
-                    ans = None
-                    for t, d, nst in self.stack:
-                        if d.has_key(aprefix):
-                            ans = d[aprefix]
-                    if ans is None and aprefix != '':
-                        ans = self.__namespaces.get(aprefix)
-                    if ans is not None:
-                        key = ans + ' ' + key
-                    elif aprefix != '':
-                        key = aprefix + ':' + key
-                    elif ns is not None:
-                        key = ns + ' ' + key
+                    if aprefix is not None:
+                        ans = None
+                        for t, d, nst in self.stack:
+                            if d.has_key(aprefix):
+                                ans = d[aprefix]
+                        if ans is None:
+                            ans = self.__namespaces.get(aprefix)
+                        if ans is not None:
+                            key = ans + ' ' + key
+                        else:
+                            key = aprefix + ':' + key
                 nattrdict[key] = val
                 attrnamemap[key] = okey
             attrdict = nattrdict