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| Date | 2012-07-28 17:01 +0100 |
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| From | MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> |
| Subject | Re: Search and replace text in XML file? |
| References | <5535f70f-4542-451f-8b08-a62b45d15c11@googlegroups.com> <jv03ni$b0q$1@dough.gmane.org> <jv07so$4n0$1@dough.gmane.org> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.2669.1343491287.4697.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
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.
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Search and replace text in XML file? todd.tabern@gmail.com - 2012-07-27 18:23 -0700
Re: Search and replace text in XML file? Jason Friedman <jason@powerpull.net> - 2012-07-27 20:07 -0600
Re: Search and replace text in XML file? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-07-28 03:17 -0400
Re: Search and replace text in XML file? Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> - 2012-07-31 15:45 +0100
Re: Search and replace text in XML file? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-28 09:29 +0100
Re: Search and replace text in XML file? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-07-28 17:01 +0100
Re: Search and replace text in XML file? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2012-07-28 15:32 -0700
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