simon.. you may not.. but lot's of people use python and xpath for html/xml functionality.. check google "python xpath"...
later.. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Simon Forman Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 2:10 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: xpath question bruce wrote: > hi > > is there anyone with XPath expertise here? i'm trying to figure out if > there's a way to use regex expressions with an xpath query? i've seen > references to the ability to use regex and xpath/xml, but i'm not sure how > to do it... > > i have a situation where i have something like: > /html/table/..../[EMAIL PROTECTED]'foo'] > > is it possible to do soomething like [EMAIL PROTECTED]/fo/] so i'd match the > class > attribute with fo.... > > i'm trying to parse HTML/Web docs... > > thanks > > -bruce I'll take this one... Dude, this is a *python* mailing list, not an xml/xpath/regex one. In addition, the regex syntax you're using above (~=/fo/) looks like *perl* code-- but I wouldn't know 'cause I don't use perl myself. Now it's entirely possible that there are *many* people here that are xml/xpath/regex Kung Fu Masters, *and* it's entirely possible that one or more of them are about to answer your question informatively and in exhaustive detail. It's also entirely possible that this is the most friendly and informative reply that you're going to get, here. Try a more appropriate newsgroup, and good luck. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
