[Tutor] Python new comer

[Kent Johnson]

kieran flanagan wrote:
> Hey
> 
> I am currently learning Python to start scripting automated tests. A lot 
> of these tests require me to strip out values from xml docs using the 
> minidom feature. So really I am just looking for any good articles to 
> start learning Python as a whole and to learn about using Python as a 
> node iterator to strip out required info from an xml doc.

Welcome! Have you found the page of beginners' tutorials?
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

If you are just starting with Python and XML I recommend ElementTree 
rather than minidom. It is an add-on module that will be part of the 
standard library in Python 2.5.
http://effbot.org/zone/element-index.htm

This page talks about searching an ElementTree for subelements:
http://effbot.org/zone/element.htm#searching-for-subelements

Ask questions here as needed, we're very friendly! Try to be specific - 
if you have a question about how to process XML, show a snippet of XML 
and any code you have tried. If you get an error you don't understand, 
copy and paste the entire error message into your email.

Kent