Python parse string value from xml file

Asked Jun 16 '18 at 01:56

Active Jul 11 '18 at 22:19

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I am trying to parse the Name (everything within the quotes) of a xml file that looks something like this:

<
    ... 
    Name="Mike" 
    Phone="XXX-XXX-XXXX"
>

I would like to result to return Mike.

I am able to list the directory with os.scandir() like this:

import os
x = [f.name for f in os.scandir('/path/to/myxml')]

My question is, how can I parse the desired text within the xml file?

edited Jul 11 '18 at 22:19

asked Jun 16 '18 at 01:56

tiger_groove

https://stackoverflow.com/q/1912434/62576 – Ken White Jun 16 '18 at 02:51
Possible duplicate of [How do I parse XML in Python?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1912434/how-do-i-parse-xml-in-python) – ndmeiri Jun 16 '18 at 03:55
xpath. Heads up though. I found I had to resort to Java because the Python support for advanced Xpath is lacking – JGFMK Jun 16 '18 at 15:59

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