elementtree, dom, minidom and sax are on the official python.org pages. lxml is the first result on google (lxml.de) .
On Monday, December 3, 2012 5:01:57 AM UTC+1, software.ted wrote: > > Thanks, any pointers on documentation, cause I would like to create an > interface for my users, cause I feel that's the only way they would buy > into the idea. > > On Sunday, December 2, 2012, Niphlod wrote: > >> if you want to create it programmatically, there is elementtree, dom, >> minidom and sax in the standard library. I always seen (and used) lxml as >> the best package to work with xml, both for parsing and creation. Web2py >> and its templates can handle xml generation pretty well too. >> >> How to create an interface to let your "dumb" (as in programming skill) >> users fill that structure is entirely up to you. >> >> On Sunday, December 2, 2012 6:37:02 PM UTC+1, software.ted wrote: >>> >>> I hv large documents produced daily using word by 10 or more staff, how >>> can I the staff make these documents be maked-up using XML so that they r >>> searchable using python specifically web2py...my headache is how can the 10 >>> staff with no idea of XML markup such a document like this one below: >>> >>> <doc date="12/2/12"> >>> <speaker id="4" sequence="2" type="question">May I find out out >>> why....</speaker> >>> <speaker id="2" sequence="3" type="question">Thank you for that >>> question, my answer....</speaker> >>> .... >>> .... >>> </doc> >>> >>> I am sure python can easily process such a document, but how do I >>> efficiently create such a document...r there tool out there? >>> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > ....................................................................................... > Teddy Lubasi Nyambe > Opensource Zambia > Lusaka, ZAMBIA > > Cell: +260 97 7760473 > website: http://www.opensource.org.zm > > ~/ > Human Knowledge belongs to the world! - AntiTrust > > Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is > all - Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 > > /~ > --

