Is it normal to cry when given XML?

[Sayth Renshaw]

Hi

Just checking if the reaction to cry when given XML is normal. 

I thought maybe I am approaching it all wrong, using lxml largely or some xquery to club it into submission. 

See the usual goal is just to take the entire XML and push it into a database. or in future experiment with Mongo or Hdf5 .

See its never basic xml, usually comes from some database with a walk of tables and strange relationships.

Am I doing it wrong is there a simple way I am missing? 

Sayth