cant find specific node/element using python elementtree

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I have the below XML document I am trying to parse. I just need to grab one node from the document. I need to get the serviceProfile text. I'm banging my head against the desk here... I am new to Python.

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<soapenv:Envelope
    xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <soapenv:Body>
        <ns:getUserResponse
            xmlns:ns="http://www.cisco.com/AXL/API/11.5">
            <return>
                <user uuid="{blbhbl-bhblb-kbhb}">
                    <firstName>fname</firstName>
                    <displayName>fname lname</displayName>
                    <middleName/>
                    <lastName>lname</lastName>
                    <userid>wooty</userid>
                    <password/>
                    <pin/>
                    <mailid>[email protected]</mailid>
                    <department/>
                    <manager/>
                    <userLocale />
                    <associatedDevices/>
                    <primaryExtension/>
                    <associatedPc/>
                    <enableCti>false</enableCti>
                    <digestCredentials/>
                    <phoneProfiles/>
                    <defaultProfile/>
                    <presenceGroupName uuid="{sdsds-sdsds-sdsdsd-sdsdsd-sdsd}">Standard Presence group</presenceGroupName>
                    <subscribeCallingSearchSpaceName/>
                    <enableMobility>false</enableMobility>
                    <enableMobileVoiceAccess>false</enableMobileVoiceAccess>
                    <maxDeskPickupWaitTime>10000</maxDeskPickupWaitTime>
                    <remoteDestinationLimit>4</remoteDestinationLimit>
                    <associatedRemoteDestinationProfiles/>
                    <associatedTodAccess/>
                    <status>1</status>
                    <enableEmcc>false</enableEmcc>
                    <associatedCapfProfiles/>
                    <ctiControlledDeviceProfiles/>
                    <patternPrecedence />
                    <numericUserId />
                    <mlppPassword />
                    <customUserFields/>
                    <homeCluster>true</homeCluster>
                    <imAndPresenceEnable>true</imAndPresenceEnable>
                    <serviceProfile uuid="{dsdsdsd-sdsdsd-sdsd-sdsds-sdsds}">1 IM Presence Only</serviceProfile>
                    <lineAppearanceAssociationForPresences/>
                    <directoryUri>[email protected]</directoryUri>
                    <telephoneNumber>555-555-5555</telephoneNumber>
                    <title/>
                    <mobileNumber/>
                    <homeNumber/>
                    <pagerNumber/>
                    <extensionsInfo/>
                    <selfService />
                    <userProfile/>
                    <calendarPresence>false</calendarPresence>
                    <ldapDirectoryName uuid="{sdsd-sdsdsd-sdsds-sdsds}">someinfo</ldapDirectoryName>
                    <userIdentity>[email protected]</userIdentity>
                    <nameDialing>blehWoot</nameDialing>
                    <ipccExtension/>
                    <convertUserAccount uuid="{sdsd-sdsdsd-sdsds-sdsds}">someinfo</convertUserAccount>
                    <enableUserToHostConferenceNow>false</enableUserToHostConferenceNow>
                    <attendeesAccessCode/>
                </user>
            </return>
        </ns:getUserResponse>
    </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Have you tried something like root.find(".//serviceProfile").text (with root being the root element of your document (.getroot() on the tree or fromstring() parsing the XML from a string))? Consider adding a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example. — Daniel Haley
– Daniel Haley, Commented Jul 11, 2017 at 20:49
@danielHaley Thank you so much for that suggestion. this "root.find(".//serviceProfile").text" worked like a champ. My apologies on the MCVE requirements. Thanks again for your help! — gkalltheway
– gkalltheway, Commented Jul 12, 2017 at 12:59
You're welcome. Consider adding an answer with what you ended up using and accepting it. — Daniel Haley
– Daniel Haley, Commented Jul 13, 2017 at 17:42

gkalltheway · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-14 19:45:08Z

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Based on @danielHaley suggestions i created the following code to retrieve the node.

#read XML response and get service profile
tree = ET.ElementTree(ET.fromstring(response.content))
root = tree.getroot()

serviceprofile = root.find(".//serviceProfile").text

Worked great. thank you so much for your help.

answered Jul 14, 2017 at 19:45

gkalltheway

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