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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.SLATE.2022.15
URN: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-167617
URL: http://dagstuhl.sunsite.rwth-aachen.de/volltexte/2022/16761/
Simões, Alberto ;
Almeida, José João
Down-Translating XML: The Python Way
Abstract
Nowadays, the most used approach to process an XML file is based on the processing of a DOM structure and a set of operations that collects or edits information in the model using some kind of selectors (usually CSS-like or XPath).
Nevertheless, the process of performing a depth-first walk through the DOM, and synthesizing values, is a simple way to traverse and transform an entire XML document.
In this document we discuss the details on the implementation and usage of a Python package for XML document processing based on this structure. Given the existence of similar tools for other programming languages, we will mainly focus on the used approach, that takes advantage of the Python style guides and development patterns.
BibTeX - Entry
@InProceedings{simoes_et_al:OASIcs.SLATE.2022.15,
author = {Sim\~{o}es, Alberto and Almeida, Jos\'{e} Jo\~{a}o},
title = {{Down-Translating XML: The Python Way}},
booktitle = {11th Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies (SLATE 2022)},
pages = {15:1--15:9},
series = {Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-245-7},
ISSN = {2190-6807},
year = {2022},
volume = {104},
editor = {Cordeiro, Jo\~{a}o and Pereira, Maria Jo\~{a}o and Rodrigues, Nuno F. and Pais, Sebasti\~{a}o},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/opus/volltexte/2022/16761},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-167617},
doi = {10.4230/OASIcs.SLATE.2022.15},
annote = {Keywords: XML, Python, Depth-First Processing}
}
