How to parse XML in Python

Question

I have an XML retrieved from NOAA and I am trying to parse it using minidom in Python, but I am not able to retrieve the values.

 `<parameters applicable-location="point1">
  <temperature type="maximum" units="Fahrenheit" time-layout="k-p24h-n7-1">
    <name>Daily Maximum Temperature</name>
    <value>75</value>
    <value>67</value>
    <value>65</value>
    <value>72</value>
    <value>65</value>
    <value>64</value>
    <value>62</value>
  </temperature>
</parameters>

`

I need to retrieve the values under tag maximum temperature.

Answer 1

Using the BeautifulpSoup is an easy way.

You can try. like this.

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

XML_STRING = """
<parameters applicable-location="point1">
  <temperature type="maximum" units="Fahrenheit" time-layout="k-p24h-n7-1">
    <name>Daily Maximum Temperature</name>
    <value>75</value>
    <value>67</value>
    <value>65</value>
    <value>72</value>
    <value>65</value>
    <value>64</value>
    <value>62</value>
  </temperature>
</parameters>
"""

soup = BeautifulSoup(XML_STRING, 'html.parser')
for tag in soup.find_all('value'):
    print(tag.string)