beautifulsoup .vs tidy

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bruce wrote:
> hi paddy...
>
> that's exactly what i'm trying to accomplish... i've used tidy, but it seems
> to still generate warnings...
>
>  initFile -> tidy ->cleanFile -> perl app (using xpath/livxml)
>
> the xpath/linxml functions in the perl app complain regarding the file. my
> thought is that tidy isn't cleaning enough, or that the perl xpath/libxml
> functions are too strict!
>
> which is why i decided to see if anyone on the python side has
> experienced/solved this problem..

FWIW here's my usual approach:

http://copia.ogbuji.net/blog/2005-07-22/Beyond_HTM

Personally, I avoid Tidy.  I've too often seen it crash or hang on
really bad HTML.  TagSoup seems to be built like a tank.  I've also
never seen BeautifulSoup choke, but I don't use it as much as TagSoup.

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