>> ElementTree on the other hand provides incredibly easy access to XML
>> elements and works in a more Pythonic way. Why has the API not been
>> included in the Python core?
I think the key here is ElementTree's Pythoninc API. While it's clearly
possible to install it as a third-party package, I think there's a clear
best-of-breed aspect here that suggests it belongs in the standard
distribution simply to discourage continued use of DOM-based APIs.
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