code: def parse_kinetic_scheme(self, node):
          
  
          if 'name' in node.lattrib:
              name = node.lattrib['name']
          else:
              self.raise_error('<KineticScheme> must specify a name.')
  
          if 'nodes' in node.lattrib:
              nodes = node.lattrib['nodes']
          else:
              self.raise_error("Kinetic scheme '{0}' must specify nodes.", name)
  
          if 'statevariable' in node.lattrib:
              state_variable = node.lattrib['statevariable']
          else:
              self.raise_error("Kinetic scheme '{0}' must specify a state variable.", name)
  
          if 'edges' in node.lattrib:
              edges = node.lattrib['edges']
          else:
              self.raise_error("Kinetic scheme '{0}' must specify edges.", name)
  
          if 'edgesource' in node.lattrib:
              edge_source = node.lattrib['edgesource']
          else:
              self.raise_error("Kinetic scheme '{0}' must specify the edge source attribute.", name)
  
          if 'edgetarget' in node.lattrib:
              edge_target = node.lattrib['edgetarget']
          else:
              self.raise_error("Kinetic scheme '{0}' must specify the edge target attribute.", name)
  
          if 'forwardrate' in node.lattrib:
              forward_rate = node.lattrib['forwardrate']
          else:
              self.raise_error("Kinetic scheme '{0}' must specify the forward rate attribute.", name)
  
          if 'reverserate' in node.lattrib:
              reverse_rate = node.lattrib['reverserate']
          else:
              self.raise_error("Kinetic scheme '{0}' must specify the reverse rate attribute", name)
  
          self.current_regime.add_kinetic_scheme(KineticScheme(name, nodes, state_variable,
                                                               edges, edge_source, edge_target,
                                                               forward_rate, reverse_rate))
docs: Parses <KineticScheme>
  
          @param node: Node containing the <KineticScheme> element
          @type node: xml.etree.Element