notebooks/lecture_05_xml_parsing.ipynb

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    "import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET"
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    "root = ET.parse('menza.xml') # ElementTree instance"
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    "dates = root.findall('date') # list of elements"
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      "Monday\n",
      "\tPotato flat cakes\n",
      "\t\tpotatoes\n",
      "\t\tflour\n",
      "\t\teggs\n",
      "\tPancakes\n",
      "\t\tmilk\n",
      "\t\tflour\n",
      "\t\teggs\n"
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    "for date in dates:\n",
    "    print(date.attrib['day'])\n",
    "    meals = iter(date)\n",
    "    for meal in meals:\n",
    "        print('\\t' + meal.attrib['name'])\n",
    "        for ingredient in meal.iterfind('ingredient'):\n",
    "            print('\\t\\t' + ingredient.attrib['name'])"
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