Glen wrote:
> Thank you for your comprehensive reply. It was very helpful!
> Just to clarify one point, is it not possible to search for a node
> directly in the element / elementTree or do you first need to pull the
> data into a class/dict?
You certainly have other options
>>> catalog.xpath("//catalog/book[contains(title,'Guide')]/title/text()")
["XML Developer's Guide", 'MSXML3: A Comprehensive Guide', 'Visual Studio 7:
A Comprehensive Guide']
>>> catalog.xpath("//catalog/book[starts-
with(author,'Corets')]/title/text()")
['Maeve Ascendant', "Oberon's Legacy", 'The Sundered Grail']
but then the question is whether you want to learn Python or XPath.
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