--- elementtree-1.2-20040618/elementtree/ElementTree.py	2004-06-18 23:13:53.000000000 +1000
+++ Bajjer-0.2.4/elementtree/ElementTree.py	2005-02-25 11:13:34.000000000 +1000
@@ -680,6 +680,10 @@
                     if xmlns: xmlns_items.append(xmlns)
             except TypeError:
                 _raise_serialization_error(tag)
+            # new -dkg
+            if tag.startswith("ns0:"):
+                tag = tag[4:]
+            # end new -dkg
             file.write("<" + _encode(tag, encoding))
             if items or xmlns_items:
                 items.sort() # lexical order
@@ -698,9 +702,14 @@
                         _raise_serialization_error(v)
                     file.write(" %s=\"%s\"" % (_encode(k, encoding),
                                                _escape_attrib(v, encoding)))
+                # new -dkg
+                if len(xmlns_items) == 1:
+                    file.write(" xmlns=\"%s\"" % _escape_attrib(xmlns_items[0][1]))
+                else:
                 for k, v in xmlns_items:
                     file.write(" %s=\"%s\"" % (_encode(k, encoding),
-                                               _escape_attrib(v, encoding)))
+                                                   _escape_attrib(v,encoding)))
+                # end new -dkg
             if node.text or node:
                 file.write(">")
                 if node.text: