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.

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 incremental parsing interface …

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 …

Nov 8, 2014 · 8 A search for "python" and "xml" returns a variety of libraries for combining the two. This list probably faulty: xml.dom xml.etree xml.sax xml.parsers.expat PyXML beautifulsoup? …

Feb 11, 2014 · If the header is missing, the parser must assume UTF-8 is used. Because it is the XML header that holds this information, it is the responsibility of the parser to do all decoding. Your first …

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 …

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...

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?

I'd like to preserve comments as faithfully as possible while manipulating XML. I managed to preserve comments, but the contents are getting XML-escaped. #!/usr/bin/env python # add_host_to_tomca...