Parse xml files with python basics in 10 minutes

### understanding xml

xml (extensible markup language) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. xml uses a tree-like structure to represent data.

### setting up

before we start, ensure you have python installed on your machine. you can check this by running:

### sample xml file

### parsing xml with elementtree

1. **import the library**
2. **load the xml file**
3. **parse the xml**
4. **access the data**
5. **iterate through elements**

### step-by-step code example

let's create a python script to parse the xml file.

### explanation of the code

1. **importing the library**: we import the `elementtree` module as `et`.

2. **loading the xml file**:

3. **accessing the data**:

4. **iterating through elements**:
- for each `book`, we retrieve the title, author, and year using the `find()` method.

5. **output**: the script will print the title, author, and year of each book in the xml file.

### running the script

### conclusion

you've successfully parsed an xml file using python! this tutorial covered the basics of loading an xml fil ...

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