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(python2.1-lib.info)Example 8

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The following program defines three handlers that just print out their
arguments.

     import xml.parsers.expat
     
     # 3 handler functions
     def start_element(name, attrs):
         print 'Start element:', name, attrs
     def end_element(name):
         print 'End element:', name
     def char_data(data):
         print 'Character data:', repr(data)
     
     p = xml.parsers.expat.ParserCreate()
     
     p.StartElementHandler = start_element
     p.EndElementHandler = end_element
     p.CharacterDataHandler = char_data
     
     p.Parse("""<?xml version="1.0"?>
     <parent id="top"><child1 name="paul">Text goes here</child1>
     <child2 name="fred">More text</child2>
     </parent>""")

The output from this program is:

     Start element: parent {'id': 'top'}
     Start element: child1 {'name': 'paul'}
     Character data: 'Text goes here'
     End element: child1
     Character data: '\n'
     Start element: child2 {'name': 'fred'}
     Character data: 'More text'
     End element: child2
     Character data: '\n'
     End element: parent