>> Anybody here familiar with XML::Simple? I need to parse some XML that
>> looks like this:
>>
>
> Don't use XML::Simple. It is anything but.
>
> {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{
> <rindolf> perlbot: xml::Simple
> <perlbot> rindolf: XML::Simple commits the fatal flaw of trying to massage
> complicated and often irregular XML into the simple and highly regular world
> of perl data structures. Irregularities cause "not a hashref" sort of errors
> in your program. Use a real parser. see: xml
> <rindolf> perlbot: xml
> <perlbot> rindolf: Don't parse XML with regex! Use a real parser. Avoid
> XML::Simple (see the xml::simple factoid). Choices are ::Easy, ::Smart, ::Twig
Thanks, which of these would you use?
- Grant
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