Python has an interface to the expat XML parser. xml.parsers.expat It's a non-validating parser, so bad XML will not be caught. But if you know your file is correct, then this is pretty good, and you'll …

Nov 24, 2009 · I'm having a hard time finding a good, basic example of how to parse XML in python using Element Tree. From what I can find, this appears to be the easiest library to use for parsing XML.

Try to use xml.etree.ElementTree which is implemented 100% in C and which can parse XML without any callbacks to python code. After the document has been parsed, you can filter it to get what you …

Another option is using xml.sax. The official manual is too formal to me, and lacks examples so it needs clarification along with the question. Default parser module, xml.sax.expatreader, implement …

Musing over a recently asked question, I started to wonder if there is a really simple way to deal with XML documents in Python. A pythonic way, if you will. Perhaps I can explain best if i give e...

47 I need to load an XML file and convert the contents into an object-oriented Python structure. I want to take this:

Mar 15, 2009 · The ElementTree.parse reads from a file, how can I use this if I already have the XML data in a string? Maybe I am missing something here, but there must be a way to use the …

Feb 16, 2011 · I would like to parse xml in python, but as a string, not taken from a file. Can someone help me do this?

Jun 6, 2022 · I am trying to parse a XML with xml.etree.Elementree, but I am not able to extract the information "ArticleTitle" and "DescriptorName" into a variable respectively into a list of strings. I …

Aug 12, 2015 · 19 If parsing speed is a key factor for you, consider using cElementTree or lxml. There are definitely more options out there, see these threads: What is the fastest way to parse large XML …