On Mar 28, 10:51 am, "Diez B. Roggisch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I want to parse this XML file: > > > <?xml version="1.0" ?> > > > <text> > > > <text:one> > > <file>filename</file> > > <contents> > > Hello > > </contents> > > </text:one> > > > <text:two> > > <file>filename2</file> > > <contents> > > Hello2 > > </contents> > > </text:two> > > > </text> > > > This XML will be in a file called filecreate.xml > > > As you might have guessed, I want to create files from this XML file > > contents, so how can I do this? > > What modules should I use? What options do I have? Where can I find > > tutorials? Will I be able to put > > this on the internet (on a googlepages server)? > > > Thanks in advance to everyone who helps me. > > And yes I have used Google but I am unsure what to use. > > The above file is not valid XML. It misses a xmlns:text namespace > declaration. So you won't be able to parse it regardless of what parser you > use. > > Diez- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
The example is valid well-formed XML. It is permitted to use the ":" character in element names. Whether one should in a non namespace context is a different matter. Harvey -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
