How to parse and iterate over XML data in Python?
Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention! I apologize for the error in my previous response. Here’s a revised response to the correct question:
To parse and iterate over XML data in Python, you can use the built-in xml.etree.ElementTree
module. Here’s an example of how to do this:
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
tree = ET.parse('myfile.xml')
root = tree.getroot()
for child in root:
# process each child element as desired
print(child.tag, child.attrib)
In this example, we first parse the XML file ‘myfile.xml’ using the parse()
method of ElementTree
. We then obtain a reference to the root element of the XML tree using the getroot()
method, and iterate over its child elements using a for
loop. Inside the loop, you can access the properties of each child element and process them as needed.
Note that the xml.etree.ElementTree
module provides a variety of other functions and classes for working with XML data, including ways to search for specific elements and attributes, create new XML elements, and generate XML output.