Ignore child nodes that aren't elements when reading children

3 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f5fabcf..6d4c95e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.3.27
+
+* Handle XML where the child nodes of an element contains text nodes.
+
 # 0.3.26
 
 * Always use mc:Fallback when reading mc:AlternateContent elements.
diff --git a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
index 680dede..f66eeae 100644
--- a/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
+++ b/mammoth/docx/body_xml.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import contextlib
 from .. import documents
 from .. import results
 from .. import lists
-from .xmlparser import node_types
+from .xmlparser import node_types, XmlElement
 
 
 def reader(numbering=None,
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ def _create_reader(numbering, content_types, relationships, styles, docx_file, f
             return handler(element)
         
 
-    def _read_xml_elements(elements):
+    def _read_xml_elements(nodes):
+        elements = filter(lambda node: isinstance(node, XmlElement), nodes)
         return _combine_results(map(read, elements)) \
             .map(lambda values: lists.collect(values))
     
diff --git a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
index d0288bd..ddfa9b2 100644
--- a/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
+++ b/tests/docx/body_xml_tests.py
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ class ReadXmlElementTests(object):
         ])
         result = _read_and_get_document_xml_element(element)
         assert_equal("second", result[0].style_id)
+    
+    @istest
+    def text_nodes_are_ignored_when_reading_children(self):
+        element = xml_element("w:r", {}, [xml_text("[text]")])
+        assert_equal(
+            documents.run([]),
+            _read_and_get_document_xml_element(element)
+        )
 
 
 def _read_and_get_document_xml_element(*args, **kwargs):