I think Jay's advice is solid: you shouldn't rule out HTML parsing. It's not too scary and it's probably not overboard. Using a common HTML parsing library saves you from having to write and debug your own parser. Try looking at Dive Into Python's chapter on it, first. http://www.diveintopython.org/html_processing/index.html
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