code: def start_element(self, name, attrs):
      
      if name.lower() == "table":
        for attr in attrs.keys():
          if attr.lower() == "name":
            if self.__ignore_pat.search(attrs[attr]):
              self.__in_table = 1
docs: Callback for start of an XML element. Checks to see if we are
      about to start a table that matches the ignore pattern.
  
      @param name: the name of the tag being opened
      @type name: string
  
      @param attrs: a dictionary of the attributes for the tag being opened
      @type attrs: dictionary