REALLY simple xml reader

[Ricardo Aráoz]

> What about :
>
> doc = """
> <moo>
>    <bar>99</bar>
> </moo>
> <foo>
>    <bar>42</bar>
> </foo>
> """

That's not an XML document, so what about it?

Stefan

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Ok Stefan, I will pretend it was meant in good will.

I don't know zit about xml, but I might need to, and I am saving the
thread for when I need it. So I looked around and found some 'real'
XML document (see below). The question is, how to access <amount>s from
<debit>s (any category) but not <deposit>s.
Probably my previous example was not properly stated, what I meant to
convey is two substructures (namespaces, or whatever you call them in
XML) which have the same 'properties' <moo><bar> is not the same as
<foo><bar> as <debit><amount> is not the same as <deposit><amount>.
The examples given by Diez and Mark, though useful, don't seem to
address the problem.
Thanks for your help.


doc = """
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<checkbook balance-start="2460.62">
<title>expenses: january 2002</title>

  <debit category="clothes">
    <amount>31.19</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>3</day></date>
    <payto>Walking Store</payto>
    <description>shoes</description>
  </debit>

  <deposit category="salary">
    <amount>1549.58</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>7</day></date>
    <payor>Bob's Bolts</payor>
  </deposit>

  <debit category="withdrawal">
    <amount>40</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>8</day></date>
    <description>pocket money</description>
  </debit>

  <debit category="savings">
    <amount>25</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>8</day></date>
  </debit>

  <debit category="medical" check="855">
    <amount>188.20</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>8</day></date>
    <payto>Boston Endodontics</payto>
    <description>cavity</description>
  </debit>

  <debit category="supplies">
    <amount>10.58</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>10</day></date>
    <payto>Exxon Saugus</payto>
    <description>gasoline</description>
  </debit>

  <debit category="car">
    <amount>909.56</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>14</day></date>
    <payto>Honda North</payto>
    <description>car repairs</description>
  </debit>

  <debit category="food">
    <amount>24.30</amount>
    <date><year>2002</year><month>1</month><day>15</day></date>
    <payto>Johnny Rockets</payto>
    <description>lunch</description>
  </debit>
</checkbook>
"""