load_xml

load_xml(key: str, *subkeys: str, name: str, parse_kwargs: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None) → lxml.etree.ElementTree[source]

Load an XML file with lxml.

Parameters:

  • key – The module name

  • subkeys – A sequence of additional strings to join. If none are given, returns the directory for this module.

  • name – The name of the file to open

  • parse_kwargs – Keyword arguments to pass through to lxml.etree.parse().

Returns:

An ElementTree object

Warning

If you have lots of files to read in the same archive, it’s better just to unzip first.