The XML file move.xml that needs to be parsed:
<collection shelf="New Arrivals">
<movie title="Enemy Behind">
<type>War, Thriller</type>
<format>DVD</format>
<year>2003</year>
<rating>PG</rating>
<stars>10</stars>
<description>Talk about a US-Japan war</description>
</movie>
<movie title="Transformers">
<type>Anime, Science Fiction</type>
<format>DVD</format>
<year>1989</year>
<rating>R</rating>
<stars>8</stars>
<description>A schientific fiction</description>
</movie>
<movie title="Trigun">
<type>Anime, Action</type>
<format>DVD</format>
<episodes>4</episodes>
<rating>PG</rating>
<stars>10</stars>
<description>Vash the Stampede!</description>
</movie>
<movie title="Ishtar">
<type>Comedy</type>
<format>VHS</format>
<rating>PG</rating>
<stars>2</stars>
<description>Viewable boredom</description>
</movie>
</collection>
python parsing xml file
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
import xml.sax
class MovieHandler( xml.sax.ContentHandler ):
# 初始化基类
def __init__(self):
self.CurrentData = ""
self.type = ""
self.format = ""
self.year = ""
self.rating = ""
self.stars = ""
self.description = ""
# 元素开始事件处理
def startElement(self, tag, attributes):
self.CurrentData = tag
if tag == "movie":
print "*****Movie*****"
title = attributes["title"]
print "Title:", title
# 元素结束事件处理
def endElement(self, tag):
if self.CurrentData == "type":
print "Type:", self.type
elif self.CurrentData == "format":
print "Format:", self.format
elif self.CurrentData == "year":
print "Year:", self.year
elif self.CurrentData == "rating":
print "Rating:", self.rating
elif self.CurrentData == "stars":
print "Stars:", self.stars
elif self.CurrentData == "description":
print "Description:", self.description
self.CurrentData = ""
# 内容事件处理
def characters(self, content):
if self.CurrentData == "type":
self.type = content
elif self.CurrentData == "format":
self.format = content
elif self.CurrentData == "year":
self.year = content
elif self.CurrentData == "rating":
self.rating = content
elif self.CurrentData == "stars":
self.stars = content
elif self.CurrentData == "description":
self.description = content
if ( __name__ == "__main__"):
# 创建一个 XMLReader
parser = xml.sax.make_parser()
# turn off namepsaces
parser.setFeature(xml.sax.handler.feature_namespaces, 0)
# 重写 ContextHandler
Handler = MovieHandler()
parser.setContentHandler( Handler )
parser.parse("movies.xml")