I haven't used PyXML extensively, but I have used parts of the Amara XML Toolkit (http://uche.ogbuji.net/uche.ogbuji.net/tech/4suite/amara/) and recommend it for elegance. I can't say, however, which tool is faster. There are many other XML modules that people have written for Python. Do your research and pick the best one for you.
On a side note, XML has historically been a poor solution for most of the cases I've seen it used. You should seriously rethink whether you "need to do some XML programming" and consider simpler options. In most simple cases, a primitive text parser with a delimited format is your best bet. You would know best, but this is my 2 cents. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
