xml.etree.ElementTreeExpert Examples

Lightweight XML parsing and creation

xml.etree.ElementTree deep dive

Implementation details and performance considerations.

python
# xml.etree.ElementTree internals
import xml.etree.ElementTree
import sys

mod = xml.etree.ElementTree
print(f"Module: {mod.__name__}")
print(f"File: {getattr(mod, '__file__', 'built-in')}")
print(f"Package: {getattr(mod, '__package__', 'N/A')}")
print(f"Size in modules: {sys.getsizeof(mod)} bytes")

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