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  1. :py:attr:`etag`
  2. ===============
  3. The ETag of the feed, as specified in the :abbr:`HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)` headers.
  4. The purpose of :py:attr:`etag` is explained more fully in :ref:`http.etag`.
  5. .. tip::
  6. :py:attr:`etag` will only be present if the feed was retrieved from a web server, and
  7. only if the web server provided an ETag :abbr:`HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)`
  8. header for the feed. If the feed was parsed from a local file or from a string
  9. in memory, :py:attr:`etag` will not be present.