[issue32876] HTMLParser raises exception on some inputs

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+python at pearwood.info> added the comment:

The stdlib HTML parser requires correct HTML.

To parse broken HTML, as you find in the real world, you need a third-party library like BeautifulSoup. BeautifulSoup is much more complex (about 7-8 times as many LOC) but can handle nearly anything a browser can.

I doubt the stdlib will ever compete with BeautifulSoup.

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