Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.034 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.93; '*S*': 0.00; 'scripts': 0.03; 'tutorial': 0.03; 'that?': 0.05; 'xml,': 0.05; 'xml.': 0.09; "o'reilly": 0.16; 'subject:XML': 0.16; 'switches': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'subject:/': 0.26; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'wondering': 0.29; 'topic': 0.29; 'xml': 0.29; 'skip:( 20': 0.30; 'received:10.0.0': 0.31; 'lessons': 0.31; 'libraries': 0.31; 'party,': 0.31; 'use?': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'thanks!': 0.32; 'could': 0.34; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'received:10.0': 0.36; 'received:10': 0.37; 'area': 0.37; 'message-id:@gmail.com': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'short': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'sure': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'called': 0.40; 'skip:x 10': 0.40; 'course': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 'cisco': 0.68; 'promise': 0.68; 'subject': 0.69; 'eight': 0.74; 'primer': 0.84; 'start.': 0.84; 'powder': 0.93 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=P0wXxgSs7qQoDrcvURygNPFQH59GcIbumVSHz2n19Fc=; b=yMlb0CK3YG1J/PjwkWOAP7K2fQnGfNUyqnm+sml6nLq2exkjEnLnQahQ9451f193Kc Lf3X3YQ1XgYoaPlCYJRfGJTWrlro8JEfmE8Tk3QIQewMUhO3k0Q3UW8rrIveYNOrzaD3 q4FoCZAQD/ZXU8AczwT4yyRt/5RP62DCaxWzPiZyZNQmkYtk/AIeGzOH+wW2qPSBybSQ VRjI+7ahr0mHyVKzwjmunTsiYcBOCoh1aH07+7wiyH0hVn2DcmK34QG6GU7iH8VgBunQ c17ESqd9uOiRlAcd3wtt3GJfgg2ICek1eCa7tu7oTnKace6G9hKTwujjw3IXavzquOuj 8Hxw== X-Received: by 10.224.7.4 with SMTP id b4mr2755131qab.98.1375790284381; Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:58:04 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 08:00:05 -0400 From: Verde Denim User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0.12) Gecko/20130116 Icedove/10.0.12 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Working with XML/XSD References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 30 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1375790292 news.xs4all.nl 15952 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:35825 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:52034 On 08/05/2013 06:56 PM, David Barroso wrote: > Hello, > I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I > would like to develop some scripts to manage Cisco routers and > switches using XML. However, I am not sure where to start. Does > someone have some experience working with XML, Schemas and things like > that? Which libraries do you use? Do you know of any good tutorial? > > Thanks! > > David > > W3C has a decent primer for XML (w3schools.com/xml/). I have a couple of O'Reilly publications on the topic that are ok as well. There's a site dedicated to the subject at xmlnews.org, and someone told me about a course available at xmlmaster.org. I also found a short preso at oreilly.com called the Eight Minute XML tutorial on automating system administration so that's probably got some promise in the area you're looking for. hth -- Regards Jack Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Powder Alarm, Revolution Lessons (Mistakes) not learned are bound to be repeated.