Hi I dont think you need the serializer of django. From what I see, it is more for translating Django objects.
What you need is a XML parser. http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine/browse_thread/thread/85b7d03ff0d4ff2b/9fdfec112a4c051a?pli=1 On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 2:30 PM, veearrsix<stup...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Guys, > > First off I'm a little green to both python and the app engine, so > apologies up front if this seems like a dumb question... > > I'm using urlfetch to retrieve some xml from flickr: > ... > url = 'http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/' > method = 'flickr.photosets.getPhotos' > api_key = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' > > params = 'method=' + method + '&api_key=' + api_key + > '&photoset_id=' + set_id > data = urlfetch.fetch(url, headers={}, > payload=params,method=urlfetch.POST) > ... > > > > I'm then deserializing the xml into a python object: > ... > from django.core import serializers > obj = serializers.deserialize(format, data.content) > ... > > > Which give me a deserialzer object: > > <django.core.serializers.xml_serializer.Deserializer object at > 0x5a39150> > > > My question is how do i get access to the contents of the deserializer > object? > Do I have to do some additional processing to access it? Again sorry > if this comes across as being a dumb question, oh and yes I know its > probably more of a general python question, but I haven't found a busy > python group. > > > > for reference here is an example xml response from flickr: > <rsp stat="ok"> > <photoset id="4" primary="2483" page="1" perpage="500" pages="1" > total="2"> > <photo id="2484" secret="123456" server="1" title="my photo" > isprimary="0" /> > <photo id="2483" secret="123456" server="1" title="flickr > rocks" isprimary="1" /> > </photoset> > </rsp> > > > > -- Ritesh http://www.riteshn.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
