Is it normal to cry when given XML?

Tue May 5 09:05:54 EDT 2015

On Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 5:28:37 AM UTC-4, Sayth Renshaw wrote:
> Hi
>> Just checking if the reaction to cry when given XML is normal. 
>> Sayth

Hi Sayth,
My experience in general is just like what Chris said. Except when dealing with DocBook XML which is probably not what you have. But I cannot say enough good things about lxml, which is my favorite 3rd-party package ever. Its support for xpath really makes it easy to traverse and select elements in a document tree. Plus the ability to drop subtrees, move elements around in a live tree, etc. Great library.
Using lxml to parse and restructure the xml to a dictionary isn't too hard, but of course it depends on the xml you have to deal with. Sometimes weeping is just part of the job.
good luck,
--Tim