On 2021-09-21, Michael F. Stemper <michael.stem...@gmail.com> wrote: > On the prolog thread, somebody posted a link to: ><https://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/python-is-not-java.html> > > One thing that it tangentially says is "XML is not the answer." > > I read this page right when I was about to write an XML parser > to get data into the code for a research project I'm working on. > It seems to me that XML is the right approach for this sort of > thing, especially since the data is hierarchical in nature. > > Does the advice on that page mean that I should find some other > way to get data into my programs, or does it refer to some kind > of misuse/abuse of XML for something that it wasn't designed > for? > > If XML is not the way to package data, what is the recommended > approach?
I'd agree that you should not use XML unless the data is being supplied already in XML format or perhaps if there is already a schema defined in XML for exactly your purpose. If there is nothing pre-existing to build upon then I'd suggest JSON. If anyone suggests YAML, then you should just back slowly away while speaking in a low calm voice until you have reached sufficient safe distance, then turn and run. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
