# {py:mod}`arelle.ValidateFileSource`

```{py:module} arelle.ValidateFileSource
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```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.ValidateFileSource
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## Module Contents

### Classes

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* - {py:obj}`ValidateFileSource <arelle.ValidateFileSource.ValidateFileSource>`
  - ```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.ValidateFileSource.ValidateFileSource
    :summary:
    ```
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### API

`````{py:class} ValidateFileSource(cntrl: arelle.Cntlr.Cntlr, filesource: arelle.FileSource.FileSource)
:canonical: arelle.ValidateFileSource.ValidateFileSource

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.ValidateFileSource.ValidateFileSource
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```{rubric} Initialization
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```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.ValidateFileSource.ValidateFileSource.__init__
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````{py:method} validate(forceValidateAsReportPackages: bool = False, forceValidateAsTaxonomyPackage: bool = False, errors: list[str] | None = None) -> None
:canonical: arelle.ValidateFileSource.ValidateFileSource.validate

```{autodoc2-docstring} arelle.ValidateFileSource.ValidateFileSource.validate
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