parse xml

[kostia]

I have xml file:
<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<n>50000</n>
</root>

I want to get the value of n (= 50000) inside my python program, I'm
doing this:

import xml.dom.minidom
from xml.dom.minidom import Node
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parseString("boolean_width.xml")
n = doc.getElementsByTagName("root")[0].firstChild.nodeValue.strip()
print n

and it is failed. How to get the value? Please, help.

 

[Andreas Waldenburger]

I have xml file:
<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<n>50000</n>
</root>

I want to get the value of n (= 50000) inside my python program, I'm
doing this:

import xml.dom.minidom
from xml.dom.minidom import Node
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parseString("boolean_width.xml")
n = doc.getElementsByTagName("root")[0].firstChild.nodeValue.strip()
print n

and it is failed. [snip]

How? What's the error message?

 

[Sudheer Satyanarayana]

I have xml file:
<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<n>50000</n>
</root>

I want to get the value of n (= 50000) inside my python program, I'm
doing this:

import xml.dom.minidom
from xml.dom.minidom import Node
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parseString("boolean_width.xml")

Use parse to parse a file. doc = parse('boolean_width.xml')

n = doc.getElementsByTagName("root")[0].firstChild.nodeValue.strip()
print n

and it is failed. How to get the value? Please, help.

Here's a complete program:

import xml.dom.minidom
from xml.dom.minidom import Node, parse

doc = parse('boolean_width.xml')

my_node_list = doc.getElementsByTagName("n")
my_n_node = my_node_list[0]
my_child = my_n_node.firstChild
my_text = my_child.data



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[MRAB]

I have xml file:
<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<n>50000</n>
</root>

I want to get the value of n (= 50000) inside my python program, I'm
doing this:

import xml.dom.minidom
from xml.dom.minidom import Node
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parseString("boolean_width.xml")
n = doc.getElementsByTagName("root")[0].firstChild.nodeValue.strip()
print n

and it is failed. How to get the value? Please, help.

The 'parseString' method does what it says, it parses a string. You're
giving it the string "boolean_width.xml", so that's what it's parsing.

If you want to parse a file then use the 'parse' method.

 

[Hidura]

First every element represents a node so you have to use
value=n.childNodes[0].nodeValue with that you'll have the 5000

I have xml file:
<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<n>50000</n>
</root>

I want to get the value of n (= 50000) inside my python program, I'm
doing this:

import xml.dom.minidom
from xml.dom.minidom import Node
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parseString("boolean_width.xml")
n = doc.getElementsByTagName("root")[0].firstChild.nodeValue.strip()
print n

and it is failed. How to get the value? Please, help.

 

[kostia]

Thank you all!