[Tutor] Trying to parse a HUGE(1gb) xml file in python

[Brett Ritter]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
>> XML is like violence: if it isn't working, try more.
>
> I love it -- may I quote you?

I can't claim credit for it, I saw originally saw it on some sigs on
Slashdot a few years ago.  It certainly matches the majority of XML
usage I've encountered.

As to the original post: Yes, as others have suggested you're going to
want an event-based parser along the lines of SAX.  Sadly (for you)
this means a mental shift in how you address your code, but it's not
terrible - just different.

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Brett Ritter / SwiftOne
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