Is this file an XML or HTML file? How can I parse it?

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It doesn't come with an extension, I added the xml extension to it.

What file type is this and how can I parse it? I tried untangle with python and ran into errors.

It is an XML document (presuming it is not invalid) without an XML declaration. Searching for "mediawiki" (and perhaps "xmlns") would yield results without needing to consult here.. (For future reference, HTML has no `ns:name` attributes as well as a set of 'expected' tags.) — user2864740, Jun 10 '15 at 02:16

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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The file you reference is an XML export of a MediaWiki.

You can parse it with a standard XML parser, which is available in most languages, including Python.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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answered Jun 10 '15 at 02:26

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