python parsing xml in one particular pattern

Question

I have a xml file in such format:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<TAGA>
   <TAGB>TEXTB</TAGB>
   TEXTA
</TAGA>

I am using elementTree in parse this part of the file.

I can successfully get the "TEXTB" out, by using TagB.text.

My problem is with "TEXTA". I have tried TagA.text, which always returned None. Does anyone have any idea how I should get the "TEXTA" out?

RomanPerekhrest · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-01 18:30:29Z

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In this case, tail attribute will hold the text between the TAGB end tag and the next tag

...
tree = ET.parse("yourfile.xml")
root = tree.getroot()

print(root.find('TAGB').tail.strip())

The output:

TEXTA

answered Jun 1, 2017 at 18:21

RomanPerekhrest

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