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# jc.parsers.xml
jc - JSON CLI output utility `XML` file parser
Usage (cli):
$ cat foo.xml | jc --xml
Usage (module):
import jc
result = jc.parse('xml', xml_file_output)
or
import jc.parsers.xml
result = jc.parsers.xml.parse(xml_file_output)
Schema:
XML Document converted to a Dictionary
See https://github.com/martinblech/xmltodict for details
{
"key1": string/object,
"key2": string/object
}
**Examples**:
$ cat cd_catalog.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CATALOG>
<CD>
<TITLE>Empire Burlesque</TITLE>
<ARTIST>Bob Dylan</ARTIST>
<COUNTRY>USA</COUNTRY>
<COMPANY>Columbia</COMPANY>
<PRICE>10.90</PRICE>
<YEAR>1985</YEAR>
</CD>
<CD>
<TITLE>Hide your heart</TITLE>
<ARTIST>Bonnie Tyler</ARTIST>
<COUNTRY>UK</COUNTRY>
<COMPANY>CBS Records</COMPANY>
<PRICE>9.90</PRICE>
<YEAR>1988</YEAR>
</CD>
...
$ cat cd_catalog.xml | jc --xml -p
{
- `"CATALOG"` - {
- `"CD"` - [
{
- `"TITLE"` - "Empire Burlesque",
- `"ARTIST"` - "Bob Dylan",
- `"COUNTRY"` - "USA",
- `"COMPANY"` - "Columbia",
- `"PRICE"` - "10.90",
- `"YEAR"` - "1985"
},
{
- `"TITLE"` - "Hide your heart",
- `"ARTIST"` - "Bonnie Tyler",
- `"COUNTRY"` - "UK",
- `"COMPANY"` - "CBS Records",
- `"PRICE"` - "9.90",
- `"YEAR"` - "1988"
},
...
}
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## info Objects
```python
class info()
```
Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)
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#### parse
```python
def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False)
```
Main text parsing function
**Arguments**:
- `data` - (string) text data to parse
- `raw` - (boolean) unprocessed output if True
- `quiet` - (boolean) suppress warning messages if True
**Returns**:
Dictionary. Raw or processed structured data.
## Parser Information
Compatibility: linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd
Version 1.6 by Kelly Brazil (kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com)