Python & XML

Python & XML - module Y151

An XML document is a structured piece of data, held as a piece of text. Python can be used to process XML data, a subject which is covered in this module.

This topic is presented on public course Python Programming

Examples from our training material

minid1.py	parse and check with minidom
minid2.py	report structure with minidom
minid3.py	Useful extraction with minidom
minid4.py	further extraction including data with minidom
minid5.py	Modifying a document structure with minidom
sax_xml1.py	First SAX based xml handler
sax_xml2.py	Extracting information via SAX
sax_xml3.py	Attributes and text extracted via SAX
sax_xml4.py	More sophisticated SAX output example
xsltprocess.py	Process an XML file through an XSLT Stylesheet in Python with libxml2 and libxslt

Background information

Some modules are available for download as a sample of our material or under an Open Training Notes License for free download from http://www.training-notes.co.uk.

Topics covered in this module

Running Python on your Web Server.
Zope, Jython, Tkinter, XML, Database access.
Commonly used modules such as PyUnit.
Accessing Microsoft objects / ActivePython.
The Vaults of Parnassus, news groups and other sources.

Course links

The following web pages are used as references / examples in this module

[Link] INACCESSIBLE
(at http://www.zveno.com:16080/open_source/libxml2xslt.htm)

[Link] Python and bindings
(at http://xmlsoft.org/XSLT/python.html)

[Link] INACCESSIBLE
(at http://xmlsoft.org/R)

[Link] XSLT namespace
(at http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform)

[Link] No Title
(at http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format)

We check these links from time to time with a spider written in PHP. Latest full check was on Saturday, 12th June 2004. Titles are extracted from the web pages listed.

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