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"""
XMLParser.py

Functions to convert XML into a python data structure

Original code from:
    http://nonplatonic.com/ben.php?title=python_xml_to_dict_bow_to_my_recursive_g&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Modified by:
    Dave Eddy <dave@daveeddy.com>
        - Cleaned up whitespace errors
        - Added support for attributes
"""

import xml.dom.minidom
from collections import defaultdict

def xmltodict(xmlstring):
    """
    Convert an XML string into a dictionary

    @param	xmlstring	{string}	The XML string

    @return	{dict}	The resultant object
    """
    doc = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(xmlstring)
    return _elementtodict(doc)

def _elementtodict(parent):
    """
    [Private function]

    Recursively search an XML element and construct a dictionary

    @param	element	{Node.ELEMENT_NODE}	The node to search

    @return	{dict}	The resultant object
    """
    child = parent.firstChild
    while child and child.nodeType == xml.dom.minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE and not child.data.strip():
        child = child.nextSibling
    # Return None for the stopping condition
    if not child:
        return None
    # If we hit a text node just return it
    if child.nodeType == xml.dom.minidom.Node.TEXT_NODE or child.nodeType == xml.dom.minidom.Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE:
        value = child.nodeValue
        if value.isdigit():
            value = int(value)
        return value
    # Create a dictionary of lists
    d = defaultdict(list)
    while child:
        # If we have a node with elements in it
        if child.nodeType == xml.dom.minidom.Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
            attr_dict = {}
            # Check to see if there are attributes
            if child.hasAttributes():
                attrs = child.attributes
                # Loop the attributes
                for i in xrange(0, attrs.length):
                    _attr = attrs.item(i)
                    attr_dict[_attr.name] = _attr.value
            d[child.tagName].append({'attr' : attr_dict, 'child' : _elementtodict(child)})
        child = child.nextSibling
    # Convert the default dict to regular dict
    return dict(d)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import json
    import sys

    try:
        xml_file = sys.argv[1]
    except IndexError:
        print 'File must be given as an argument.'
        sys.exit(1)

    s = open(xml_file, 'r').read()
    d = xmltodict(s)

    print json.dumps(d, indent=4)

@@ -3796,134 +3796,95 @@
     
-except IndexError:%0A        print 'File must be given as an argument.'%0A        sys.exit(1)%0A%0A    s = open(xml_file, 'r')
+    s = open(xml_file, 'r').read()%0A    except IndexError:%0A        s = sys.stdin
 .read()%0A
     
@@ -3875,24 +3875,25 @@
 tdin.read()%0A
+%0A
     d = xmlt

Allow reading from stdin