Converting XML to Pure Store Format

[Smandoli]

I have an existing XML file.  It's fairly complex with nested layers, but it essentially represents a text document.  I'm planning on using python to convert it into a pure store format TW.  Does anyone have any tips, ideas or warnings?

[Eric Shulman]

here's one tip: Tiddler content in the storeArea is HTML-encoded.
Thus:

< is &lt;
> is &gt;
" is &quot;
& is &amp;

-e

[Smandoli]

As a python newbie, I learned I should properly use python's XML parser, and NOT try to roll my own regex.  And I learned this before wasting too much time.  Thanks Google. 

On Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:07:29 AM UTC-6, Smandoli wrote:

I have an existing XML file ... planning on using python ...

[Smandoli]

Thanks.  I had observed that was super-important.  Must learn python function for converting characters.  This routine should be reusable (the XML is not prone to changes, but could happen), so I need to Keep It Lazy.