python写xml文件的操作

python写xml文件的操作

要生成的xml文件格式如下：
[python]
<?xml version="1.0" ?> 
<!--Simple xml document__chapter 8--> 
<book> 
    <title> 
        sample xml thing 
    </title> 
    <author> 
        <name> 
            <first> 
                ma 
            </first> 
            <last> 
                xiaoju 
            </last> 
        </name> 
        <affiliation> 
            Springs Widgets, Inc. 
        </affiliation> 
    </author> 
    <chapter number="1"> 
        <title> 
            First 
        </title> 
        <para> 
            I think widgets are greate.You should buy lots of them forom 
            <company> 
                Spirngy Widgts, Inc 
            </company> 
        </para> 
    </chapter> 
</book> 

代码：
[python]
from xml.dom import minidom, Node 
 
doc = minidom.Document() 
 
doc.appendChild(doc.createComment("Simple xml document__chapter 8")) 
 
#generate the book 
book = doc.createElement('book') 
doc.appendChild(book) 
 
#the title 
title = doc.createElement('title') 
title.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("sample xml thing")) 
book.appendChild(title) 
 
#the author section 
author = doc.createElement("author") 
book.appendChild(author) 
name = doc.createElement('name') 
author.appendChild(name) 
firstname = doc.createElement('first') 
firstname.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("ma")) 
name.appendChild(firstname) 
lastname = doc.createElement('last') 
name.appendChild(lastname) 
lastname.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("xiaoju")) 
 
affiliation = doc.createElement("affiliation") 
affiliation.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("Springs Widgets, Inc.")) 
author.appendChild(affiliation) 
 
#The chapter 
chapter = doc.createElement('chapter') 
chapter.setAttribute('number', '1') 
title = doc.createElement('title') 
title.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("First")) 
chapter.appendChild(title) 
book.appendChild(chapter) 
 
para = doc.createElement('para') 
para.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("I think widgets are greate.\ 
You should buy lots of them forom")) 
company = doc.createElement('company') 
company.appendChild(doc.createTextNode("Spirngy Widgts, Inc")) 
para.appendChild(company) 
chapter.appendChild(para) 
 
 
print doc.toprettyxml() 

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