Zameer Manji wrote:
> I'm trying to extract some information from the following xml file:
> http://pastebin.ca/1029125
>
> file = "Music.xml"
> dict = plist.childNodes[1] #dict contains App version and stuff, as well
You really should try to avoid rebinding built-in names, like dict and
file, this is just asking for trouble.
> The problem is that the Text node that is printed out is blank, when it
> should be 42. What do I need to do so I can get tdict.childNodes[2] to
> become a string being "42" ?
I have not used minidom at all really, but here is an example using
BeautifulSoup, perhaps you'll find it helpful:
from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulStoneSoup
class MusicSoup(BeautifulStoneSoup):
NESTABLE_TAGS = {
'dict': [], 'array': []
}
bsoup = MusicSoup(file('Music.xml'))
print bsoup.dict.dict.key.string
# 42
print bsoup.dict.dict.key.findNextSibling('key').string
# 183
... or ...
tracks = bsoup.dict.dict.findChildren('key', recursive=False)
print tracks
for track in tracks:
print track
details = track.findNextSibling('dict')
HTH,
Marty
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