Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.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 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'preference': 0.05; 'subject:text': 0.05; 'subject:file': 0.07; 'definition,': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'terry': 0.09; 'automation,': 0.16; 'from:addr:mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'from:addr:python': 0.16; 'from:name:mrab': 0.16; 'lite': 0.16; 'message- id:@mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'processor,': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'subject:XML': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; '>>>': 0.18; 'windows': 0.19; 'changes': 0.20; 'file.': 0.20; 'project,': 0.24; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'replace': 0.27; 'run': 0.28; 'received:192.168.1.3': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; 'knows': 0.30; 'file': 0.32; 'structure': 0.32; 'suggestion': 0.32; 'bought': 0.33; 'text,': 0.33; 'anyone': 0.33; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.33; 'text': 0.34; 'or,': 0.34; 'basis.': 0.35; 'pm,': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.35; 'editor': 0.37; 'xml': 0.37; 'maintaining': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'mark': 0.38; 'things': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:192': 0.39; 'received:192.168': 0.40; 'email addr:gmail.com': 0.63; 'request.': 0.64; 'liked': 0.66; 'header:Reply-To:1': 0.68; 'reply-to:no real name:2**0': 0.72; 'processor.': 0.84; 'reply- to:addr:python.org': 0.84; 'subject:Search': 0.84 X-CM-Score: 0.00 X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=aJVyWMBm c=1 sm=1 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:17 a=DKcI9XZsuF4A:10 a=g05EXziHdPAA:10 a=ihvODaAuJD4A:10 a=OUOv7kDek9cA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=EBOSESyhAAAA:8 a=8AHkEIZyAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=DImoZL8pWxlYEgE2NGMA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:117 X-AUTH: mrabarnett:2500 Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:01:19 +0100 From: MRAB User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:14.0) Gecko/20120713 Thunderbird/14.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Search and replace text in XML file? References: <5535f70f-4542-451f-8b08-a62b45d15c11@googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: python-list@python.org 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: 21 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1343491287 news.xs4all.nl 6840 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:46822 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:26157 On 28/07/2012 09:29, Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 28/07/2012 08:17, Terry Reedy wrote: >> On 7/27/2012 9:23 PM, todd.tabern@gmail.com wrote: >>> I'm looking to search an entire XML file for specific text and >>> replace that text, while maintaining the structure of the XML file. >> >> For a one-off project, or for experimentation, I would use a proper >> text-editor* and run through with search/replace. For automation, use >> Jason's suggestion of .replace, perhaps on a line-by-line basis. >> >> * By definition, such only make changes you request. Notepad++ is one >> such on Windows. You do not want a word or document processor, or, for >> simple xml oblivious text substitutions, an xml processor. Such things >> often make changes of various sorts. >> > > I highly recommend the use of notepad++. If anyone knows of a better > text editor for Windows please let me know :) > My own preference is EditPad. I liked EditPad Lite so much that I bought EditPad Pro.