def _compat_assigns_section_ids_in_elem(elem, prefix='sec'):
for i, child in enumerate(elem):
idfier = '{}{}'.format(prefix, i + 1)
- child.attrib['_compat_section_id'] = idfier
+ try:
+ child.attrib['_compat_section_id'] = idfier
+ except:
+ pass
_compat_assigns_section_ids_in_elem(child, idfier + '-')
_compat_assigns_section_ids_in_elem(self.tree.getroot().master)