(Python) Removing / Deleting Child Nodes from XML

Demonstrates various methods for removing child nodes from an XML document.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruit.xml, is this:

<root>
    <fruit color="red">apple</fruit>
    <fruit color="green">pear</fruit>
    <veg color="orange">carrot</veg>
    <meat animal="cow">beef</meat>
    <xyz>
        <fruit color="blue">blueberry</fruit>
        <veg color="green">broccoli</veg>
    </xyz>
    <fruit color="purple">grape</fruit>
    <cheese color="yellow">cheddar</cheese>
</root>

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import sys
import chilkat

xml = chilkat.CkXml()

#  The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruit.xml
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruit.xml")
if (success != True):
    print xml.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  The RemoveChild method removes (discards) all direct
#  children having the specified tag:
xml.RemoveChild("fruit")

#  Show the resulting XML:
print "Result with all direct children having a tag equal to \"fruit\" removed:"
print xml.getXml()

#  The XML with the "fruit" direct children removed is shown below:
#  Notice that the "fruit" node beneath "xyz" was not removed.
#  This correct because it was not a direct child of the calling node.
#  
<root>
    <veg color="orange">carrot</veg>
    <meat animal="cow">beef</meat>
    <xyz>
        <fruit color="blue">blueberry</fruit>
        <veg color="green">broccoli</veg>
    </xyz>
    <cheese color="yellow">cheddar</cheese>
</root>


#  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Restore the original XML:
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruit.xml")

#  The RemoveChildWithContent method removes the child
#  having the exact content specified, regardless of the tag.
#  For example:
xml.RemoveChildWithContent("pear")

#  Show the resulting XML:
print "Result with the node containing \"pear\" removed:"
print xml.getXml()

#  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Restore the original XML:
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruit.xml")

#  The RemoveChildByIndex method removes the Nth direct
#  child.  Indexing begins at 0.  The "xyz" child is at index 4:
xml.RemoveChildByIndex(4)

#  Show the resulting XML:
#  Notice that the entire "xyz" subtree is removed.
print "Result with the node at index 4 removed:"
print xml.getXml()

#  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Restore the original XML:
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("fruit.xml")

#  Navigate to the node with tag "xyz"
# xyz is a CkXml
xyz = xml.FindChild("xyz")

#  Remove the "xyz" subtree making it it's own XML document
#  with the "xyz" node at the root:
xyz.RemoveFromTree()

#  Show both XML documents:
print xyz.getXml()
print xml.getXml()

#  Also, the TreeId property is an integer value assigned
#  to nodes in an XML document.  All nodes belonging to
#  the same XML document will have the same TreeId.
#  Notice that the "xyz" node now has a different TreeId:
print "xyz TreeId = " + str(xyz.get_TreeId())
print "xml TreeId = " + str(xml.get_TreeId())