{"id":129698,"date":"2022-11-12T14:05:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T14:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.finxter.com\/?p=883225"},"modified":"2022-11-12T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T14:05:43","slug":"parsing-xml-files-in-python-4-simple-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/12\/parsing-xml-files-in-python-4-simple-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsing XML Files in Python \u2013 4 Simple Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Problem Formulation and Solution Overview<\/h2>\n

This article will show you various ways to work with an XML<\/code><\/a> file.<\/p>\n

\"\u2139\" XML<\/code><\/a> is an acronym for Ex<\/strong>tensible M<\/strong>arkup L<\/strong>anguage. This file type is similar to HTML. However, <\/a>XML<\/code><\/a> does not have pre-defined tags like HTML. Instead, a coder can define their own tags to meet specific requirements. <\/a>XML<\/code><\/a> is a great way to transmit and share data, either locally or via the internet. This file can be parsed based on standardized <\/a>XML<\/code><\/a> if structured correctly.<\/p>\n

To make it more interesting, we have the following running scenario:<\/p>\n

Jan, a Bookstore Owner, wants to know the top three (3) selling Books in her store. This data is currently saved in an XML<\/code><\/a> format. <\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udcac\" Question<\/strong>: How would we write code to read in and extract data from an XML<\/a> file into a Python script?<\/em><\/p>\n

We can accomplish this by performing the following steps:<\/p>\n