How to Parse XML
In this article, we'll explain about XML parsing. We'll start by defining XML files, their format and how to navigate them for data extraction.
To select elements of a specific position the position() function can be used with a predicate:
Note that using position() when web scraping is not recommended as HTML element position is likely to change. Instead other methods like selection by attribute value is a more reliable way if applicable.
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In this article, we'll explain about XML parsing. We'll start by defining XML files, their format and how to navigate them for data extraction.
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