ElementTree - Why not part of the core?

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    >> ElementTree on the other hand provides incredibly easy access to XML
    >> elements and works in a more Pythonic way.  Why has the API not been
    >> included in the Python core?

I think the key here is ElementTree's Pythoninc API.  While it's clearly
possible to install it as a third-party package, I think there's a clear
best-of-breed aspect here that suggests it belongs in the standard
distribution simply to discourage continued use of DOM-based APIs.

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