lxml is a parser for XML and HTML. It binds c libraries linxml2 and licxslt to Python and should work with Python versions 2.8 through 3.8.
lxml is better than ElementTree I used with python 3.7:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/07/parsing-xml-with-python-37.html
You can download the complete and this te documentation in pdf from here:
https://lxml.de/lxmldoc-4.5.0.pdf
The HTML parsing may be available here:
https://lxml.de/index.html#download
As a parser, it builds a data structure (parse tree) given the XML. There are many programs to parse XML but this is python specific.
How do you install?
Get the lxml from here:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lxml/
use the following public key:
https://lxml.de/3.8/pubkey.asc
If you have Python 3.8, like I have, the lxml 3.8.0 is here:
https://lxml.de/files/lxml-3.8.0.tgz
Documentation here:
https://lxml.de/3.8/lxmldoc-3.8.0.pdf
Step 1: Verify you can run 'pip' as shown here:
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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.657]
(c) 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>pip
Usage:
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe -m pip
Commands:
install Install packages.
download Download packages.
uninstall Uninstall packages.
freeze Output installed packages in requirements format.
list List installed packages.
show Show information about installed packages.
check Verify installed packages have compatible dependencies.
config Manage local and global configuration.
search Search PyPI for packages.
wheel Build wheels from your requirements.
hash Compute hashes of package archives.
completion A helper command used for command completion.
debug Show information useful for debugging.
help Show help for commands.
General Options:
-h, --help Show help.
--isolated Run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and user configuration.
-v, --verbose Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times.
-V, --version Show version and exit.
-q, --quiet Give less output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times (corresponding to
WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL logging levels).
--log Path to a verbose appending log.
--proxy Specify a proxy in the form [user:passwd@]proxy.server:port.
--retries Maximum number of retries each connection should attempt (default 5 times).
--timeout Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds).
--exists-action Default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe, (b)ackup,
(a)bort.
--trusted-host Mark this host as trusted, even though it does not have valid or any HTTPS.
--cert Path to alternate CA bundle.
--client-cert Path to SSL client certificate, a single file containing the private key and the
certificate in PEM format.
--cache-dir
Store the cache data in .
--no-cache-dir Disable the cache.
--disable-pip-version-check
Don't periodically check PyPI to determine whether a new version of pip is available for
download. Implied with --no-index.
--no-color Suppress colored output
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Step 2: Use this command to install lxml:
lxml is better than ElementTree I used with python 3.7:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/07/parsing-xml-with-python-37.html
You can download the complete and this te documentation in pdf from here:
https://lxml.de/lxmldoc-4.5.0.pdf
The HTML parsing may be available here:
https://lxml.de/index.html#download
As a parser, it builds a data structure (parse tree) given the XML. There are many programs to parse XML but this is python specific.
How do you install?
Get the lxml from here:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lxml/
use the following public key:
https://lxml.de/3.8/pubkey.asc
If you have Python 3.8, like I have, the lxml 3.8.0 is here:
https://lxml.de/files/lxml-3.8.0.tgz
Documentation here:
https://lxml.de/3.8/lxmldoc-3.8.0.pdf
If you are using Windows 10 and already have Python 3.8 use the following steps:
Step 1: Verify you can run 'pip' as shown here:
-------
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.657]
(c) 2019 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>pip
Usage:
C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe -m pip
Commands:
install Install packages.
download Download packages.
uninstall Uninstall packages.
freeze Output installed packages in requirements format.
list List installed packages.
show Show information about installed packages.
check Verify installed packages have compatible dependencies.
config Manage local and global configuration.
search Search PyPI for packages.
wheel Build wheels from your requirements.
hash Compute hashes of package archives.
completion A helper command used for command completion.
debug Show information useful for debugging.
help Show help for commands.
General Options:
-h, --help Show help.
--isolated Run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and user configuration.
-v, --verbose Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times.
-V, --version Show version and exit.
-q, --quiet Give less output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times (corresponding to
WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL logging levels).
--log
--proxy
--retries
--timeout
--exists-action
(a)bort.
--trusted-host
--cert
--client-cert
certificate in PEM format.
--cache-dir
--no-cache-dir Disable the cache.
--disable-pip-version-check
Don't periodically check PyPI to determine whether a new version of pip is available for
download. Implied with --no-index.
--no-color Suppress colored output
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Step 2: Use this command to install lxml:
