5.5. XML XPATH

Using lxml module

5.5.1. Example

print(html.xpath("string()")) # lxml.etree only!
# IrisSetosa

print(html.xpath("//text()")) # lxml.etree only!
# ['Iris', 'Setosa']

5.5.2. Use Case - 1

>>> class XPath:
...     def __init__(self, current):
...         self.current = current
...
...     def __div__(self, other):
...         return self.current.xpath(other)
>>>
>>>
>>> XPath(root) / 'Header' / 'Depth' / 'Max'  