import xml.parsers.expat, sys class MyXML: Parser = "" # prepare for parsing def __init__(self, xml_file): assert(xml_file != "") self.Parser = xml.parsers.expat.ParserCreate() self.Parser.CharacterDataHandler = self.handleCharData self.Parser.StartElementHandler = self.handleStartElement self.Parser.EndElementHandler = self.handleEndElement # parse the XML file def parse(self): try: self.Parser.ParseFile(open(xml_file, "r")) except: print "ERROR: Can't open XML file!" sys.exit(0) # will be overwritten w/ implementation specific methods def handleCharData(self, data): pass def handleStartElement(self, name, attrs): pass def handleEndElement(self, name): pass