How to add special characters to xml tag using lxml?
I am trying to create xml file using lxml as below
from lxml import etree
var = "xyz"
root = etree.Element("Demo_root")
a = etree.SubElement(root, "Demo2='"+var+"'")
getting error as
invalid tag name
at line number 4 in the code, I can't able to give any special characters. So how can i handle it.
My file should be look as
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
python-2.7 lxml
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
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I am trying to create xml file using lxml as below
from lxml import etree
var = "xyz"
root = etree.Element("Demo_root")
a = etree.SubElement(root, "Demo2='"+var+"'")
getting error as
invalid tag name
at line number 4 in the code, I can't able to give any special characters. So how can i handle it.
My file should be look as
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
python-2.7 lxml
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
Is there anyway to do it?
– praveen jp
Nov 16 '18 at 11:19
Any way to do what? Please read xml.com/pub/a/2001/07/25/namingparts.html
– mzjn
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20
1
Are you trying to add an attribute instead of creating an element? Please add an example of what the XML should look like.
– Daniel Haley
Nov 16 '18 at 16:43
@DanielHaley i have edited my question, now you may get clear idea about how it looks.
– praveen jp
Nov 19 '18 at 6:00
add a comment |
I am trying to create xml file using lxml as below
from lxml import etree
var = "xyz"
root = etree.Element("Demo_root")
a = etree.SubElement(root, "Demo2='"+var+"'")
getting error as
invalid tag name
at line number 4 in the code, I can't able to give any special characters. So how can i handle it.
My file should be look as
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
python-2.7 lxml
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
I am trying to create xml file using lxml as below
from lxml import etree
var = "xyz"
root = etree.Element("Demo_root")
a = etree.SubElement(root, "Demo2='"+var+"'")
getting error as
invalid tag name
at line number 4 in the code, I can't able to give any special characters. So how can i handle it.
My file should be look as
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
python-2.7 lxml
python-2.7 lxml
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
edited Nov 19 '18 at 5:59
praveen jp
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
asked Nov 16 '18 at 10:48
praveen jppraveen jp
288
288
Is there anyway to do it?
– praveen jp
Nov 16 '18 at 11:19
Any way to do what? Please read xml.com/pub/a/2001/07/25/namingparts.html
– mzjn
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20
1
Are you trying to add an attribute instead of creating an element? Please add an example of what the XML should look like.
– Daniel Haley
Nov 16 '18 at 16:43
@DanielHaley i have edited my question, now you may get clear idea about how it looks.
– praveen jp
Nov 19 '18 at 6:00
add a comment |
Is there anyway to do it?
– praveen jp
Nov 16 '18 at 11:19
Any way to do what? Please read xml.com/pub/a/2001/07/25/namingparts.html
– mzjn
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20
1
Are you trying to add an attribute instead of creating an element? Please add an example of what the XML should look like.
– Daniel Haley
Nov 16 '18 at 16:43
@DanielHaley i have edited my question, now you may get clear idea about how it looks.
– praveen jp
Nov 19 '18 at 6:00
Is there anyway to do it?
– praveen jp
Nov 16 '18 at 11:19
Is there anyway to do it?
– praveen jp
Nov 16 '18 at 11:19
Any way to do what? Please read xml.com/pub/a/2001/07/25/namingparts.html
– mzjn
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20
Any way to do what? Please read xml.com/pub/a/2001/07/25/namingparts.html
– mzjn
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20
1
1
Are you trying to add an attribute instead of creating an element? Please add an example of what the XML should look like.
– Daniel Haley
Nov 16 '18 at 16:43
Are you trying to add an attribute instead of creating an element? Please add an example of what the XML should look like.
– Daniel Haley
Nov 16 '18 at 16:43
@DanielHaley i have edited my question, now you may get clear idea about how it looks.
– praveen jp
Nov 19 '18 at 6:00
@DanielHaley i have edited my question, now you may get clear idea about how it looks.
– praveen jp
Nov 19 '18 at 6:00
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It looks like what you're trying to do is create an attribute and not a child element. (It's still hard to tell since the element/attribute names in your XML don't match what's in your code.)
To create an attribute, you can use set().
Example to create the XML in your example...
from lxml import etree
var = "dem1" # A variable isn't needed, but I included it anyway since your original code had it.
root = etree.Element("x")
root.set("Name", var)
for x in range(1, 3):
elem = etree.Element("y")
elem.set("Name", "dem{}".format(x + 1))
elem.set("Value", str(x))
root.append(elem)
etree.dump(root)
Output...
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
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It looks like what you're trying to do is create an attribute and not a child element. (It's still hard to tell since the element/attribute names in your XML don't match what's in your code.)
To create an attribute, you can use set().
Example to create the XML in your example...
from lxml import etree
var = "dem1" # A variable isn't needed, but I included it anyway since your original code had it.
root = etree.Element("x")
root.set("Name", var)
for x in range(1, 3):
elem = etree.Element("y")
elem.set("Name", "dem{}".format(x + 1))
elem.set("Value", str(x))
root.append(elem)
etree.dump(root)
Output...
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
39.6k45481
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It looks like what you're trying to do is create an attribute and not a child element. (It's still hard to tell since the element/attribute names in your XML don't match what's in your code.)
To create an attribute, you can use set().
Example to create the XML in your example...
from lxml import etree
var = "dem1" # A variable isn't needed, but I included it anyway since your original code had it.
root = etree.Element("x")
root.set("Name", var)
for x in range(1, 3):
elem = etree.Element("y")
elem.set("Name", "dem{}".format(x + 1))
elem.set("Value", str(x))
root.append(elem)
etree.dump(root)
Output...
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
39.6k45481
add a comment |
It looks like what you're trying to do is create an attribute and not a child element. (It's still hard to tell since the element/attribute names in your XML don't match what's in your code.)
To create an attribute, you can use set().
Example to create the XML in your example...
from lxml import etree
var = "dem1" # A variable isn't needed, but I included it anyway since your original code had it.
root = etree.Element("x")
root.set("Name", var)
for x in range(1, 3):
elem = etree.Element("y")
elem.set("Name", "dem{}".format(x + 1))
elem.set("Value", str(x))
root.append(elem)
etree.dump(root)
Output...
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
39.6k45481
It looks like what you're trying to do is create an attribute and not a child element. (It's still hard to tell since the element/attribute names in your XML don't match what's in your code.)
To create an attribute, you can use set().
Example to create the XML in your example...
from lxml import etree
var = "dem1" # A variable isn't needed, but I included it anyway since your original code had it.
root = etree.Element("x")
root.set("Name", var)
for x in range(1, 3):
elem = etree.Element("y")
elem.set("Name", "dem{}".format(x + 1))
elem.set("Value", str(x))
root.append(elem)
etree.dump(root)
Output...
<x Name="dem1">
<y Name="dem2" Value="1"/>
<y Name="dem3" Value="2"/>
</x>
answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
39.6k45481
answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
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answered Nov 19 '18 at 19:20
Daniel HaleyDaniel Haley
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Is there anyway to do it?
– praveen jp
Nov 16 '18 at 11:19
Any way to do what? Please read xml.com/pub/a/2001/07/25/namingparts.html
– mzjn
Nov 16 '18 at 11:20
1
Are you trying to add an attribute instead of creating an element? Please add an example of what the XML should look like.
– Daniel Haley
Nov 16 '18 at 16:43
@DanielHaley i have edited my question, now you may get clear idea about how it looks.
– praveen jp
Nov 19 '18 at 6:00