Error writing XML file in Python appeared AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'dom'

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When I was writing xml, appeared this error : AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'dom' I don't know what to do...

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– EnriqueBet, Commented Apr 18, 2020 at 4:39

Laurent LAPORTE · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-18 04:20:55Z

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When you do import xml.dom.minidom, You import xml. But, your certainly also use xml as a global variable. So, the global variable is hiding the imported module.

Use a different name for your variable, for instance tree or xml_tree are common choices.

answered Apr 18, 2020 at 4:20

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