XML How-To

[jj]

text = '''
<collection>
  <comic title="Sandman" number='62'>
    <writer>Neil Gaiman</writer>
    <penciller pages='1-9,18-24'>Glyn Dillon</penciller>
    <penciller pages="10-17">Charles Vess</penciller>
  </comic>
</collection>
'''

# using Python XML package && 4suite 
from xml.dom.ext.reader import Sax2
import xml.xpath

doc = Sax2.FromXml(text)

parser = xml.xpath.XPathParser.XPathParser()
parsed = parser.parseExpression('/collection/comic/@title')
root = xml.xpath.Context.Context(doc.documentElement)

nodeSet = parsed.evaluate(root)
print nodeSet[0].nodeValue
# writer
nodeSet =
parser.parseExpression('/collection/comic/writer/text()').evaluate(root)
print nodeSet[0].nodeValue


JJ 
On 30 May 2001 13:59:21 -0700, vdanovich at empireone.net (Vyacheslav
Danovich) wrote:

>Hi folks!
>
>When using xml.sax module and the following file is given:
>
><collection>
>  <comic title="Sandman" number='62'>
>    <writer>Neil Gaiman</writer>
>    <penciller pages='1-9,18-24'>Glyn Dillon</penciller>
>    <penciller pages="10-17">Charles Vess</penciller>
>  </comic>
></collection>
>
>and I know the title and the number of the 'comic'
>How can I find out the value for <writer>?
>
>Any help is appreciated!