Python & XML

Name

Element — Inherits Node

Synopsis

The Element interface represents a markup element. In addition to its Node-like methods, it supports access methods to get at contained attributes.

tagName

The name of the element type. In <stag drums="dale">, a string with the value stag is returned.

getAttribute( name )

This method returns an attribute’s value. This method bypasses retrieving the Attr object directly and using its accessor methods. In some cases, using the Attr node directly may be more appropriate, but the convenience methods on the element node usually suffice.

getAttributeNS( namespaceURI, localName )

Similar to getAttribute, but selects the return attribute based on namespace as well as name.

getAttributeNode( name )

This method returns the actual Attr object instead of its character value, as is the case with getAttribute. Returns None if no such attribute is found.

getAttributeNodeNS( namespaceURI, localName )

Returns an Attr node that matches both the name and namespace URI specified. Returns None if no such attribute is found.

getElementsByTagName( tagName )

This method returns a NodeList of descendant Element nodes that share the same element type name. The special value * matches all tags.

getElementsByTagNameNS( namespaceURI, localName )

Returns a NodeList of all descendant elements who match both the name and namespace URI supplied. The value * in either field matches all namespaces URIs or all local names; using * for both fields matches all elements in the tree rooted at this ...