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Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:24:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: bs4user <srehtva...@gmail.com>
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Subject: how to modify the text of a tag, without changing it's children ?
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If a tag contains children, how can I change the text of the tag without 
changing or destroying the children?
 
e.g., in a case like:
 
<*tag1*> foo <*tag2*> abcdef <*tag3*> ghijkl </*tag3*></*tag2*></*tag1*>
 
how can I change "foo" to "bar" without changing anything else?
 
I cannot simply do:
     tag1.string = "bar"
because, according to the BS4 documentation "Be careful: if the tag 
contained other tags, they and all their contents will be destroyed."

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<div>If a tag contains children, how can I change the text of the tag without changing or destroying the children?</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>e.g., in a case like:</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&lt;<strong>tag1</strong>&gt;&nbsp;foo &lt;<strong>tag2</strong>&gt;&nbsp;abcdef &lt;<strong>tag3</strong>&gt;&nbsp;ghijkl &lt;/<strong>tag3</strong>&gt;&lt;/<strong>tag2</strong>&gt;&lt;/<strong>tag1</strong>&gt;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>how can I change "foo" to "bar" without changing anything else?</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>I cannot simply do:</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tag1.string = "bar"</div><div>because, according to the BS4 documentation "Be careful: if the tag contained other tags, they and all their contents will be destroyed."</div>
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