Package: xml-flatten
DescriptionThis package accepts a nested xml as input parameter and provides a flatten structure as output. The output data is a list, which has xpath of all the data points from the xml.Installationpip install xml-flattenUsage examplexml file : nested_xml_sample.xml<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="catalog.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<!DOCTYPE catalog SYSTEM "catalog.dtd">
<catalog>
   <product description="Cardigan Sweater" product_image="cardigan.jpg">
      <catalog_item gender="Men's">
         <item_number>QWZ5671</item_number>
         <price>39.95</price>
         <size description="Medium">
            <color_swatch image="red_cardigan.jpg">Red</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
         </size>
         <size description="Large">
            <color_swatch image="red_cardigan.jpg">Red</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
         </size>
		 <Manufacturer description="raw">
			<name>M1</name>
			<address>
				<line1>jsdf</line1>
				<line2>sdfgdhh</line2>
					<child6>dfgdfg</child6>
						<child7>fdghfyuk</child7>
							<child8>
								<child9>fdghfyuk</child9>
								<child91>fdghfyuk</child91>
							</child8>
				<pin>23423</pin>
			</address>
		 </Manufacturer>
      </catalog_item>
      <catalog_item gender="Women's">
         <item_number>RRX9856</item_number>
         <price>42.50</price>
         <size description="Small">
            <color_swatch image="red_cardigan.jpg">Red</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="navy_cardigan.jpg">Navy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
         </size>
         <size description="Medium">
            <color_swatch image="red_cardigan.jpg">Red</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="navy_cardigan.jpg">Navy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="black_cardigan.jpg">Black</color_swatch>
         </size>
         <size description="Large">
            <color_swatch image="navy_cardigan.jpg">Navy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="black_cardigan.jpg">Black</color_swatch>
         </size>
         <size description="Extra Large">
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="black_cardigan.jpg">Black</color_swatch>
         </size>
      </catalog_item>
   </product>
   <product description="Formal Shirt" product_image="FormalShirt.jpg">
      <catalog_item gender="Men's">
         <item_number>QWZ5671</item_number>
         <price>49.95</price>
         <size description="Large">
            <color_swatch image="red_cardigan.jpg">Red</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
         </size>
         <size description="XLarge">
            <color_swatch image="red_cardigan.jpg">Blue</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Black</color_swatch>
         </size>
      </catalog_item>
      <catalog_item gender="Women's">
         <item_number>RRX9856</item_number>
         <price>40.50</price>
         <size description="Medium">
            <color_swatch image="red_cardigan.jpg">Red</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="navy_cardigan.jpg">Navy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="black_cardigan.jpg">Black</color_swatch>
         </size>
         <size description="Large">
            <color_swatch image="navy_cardigan.jpg">Navy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="black_cardigan.jpg">Black</color_swatch>
         </size>
         <size description="Extra Large">
            <color_swatch image="burgundy_cardigan.jpg">Burgundy</color_swatch>
            <color_swatch image="black_cardigan.jpg">Black</color_swatch>
         </size>
      </catalog_item>
   </product>
</catalog>flatten_xml.pyfrom xml.etree import ElementTree
from xml_flatten import xml_flatten

tree = ElementTree.parse("./nested_xml_sample.xml")
root = tree.getroot()

for i in root:
    res=xml_flatten.rec(i,1,"root")
    for i in  xml_flatten.xml_flat:
        print(i)output['root', {'product': '      '}, {'description': 'Cardigan Sweater', 'product_image': 'cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product', {'catalog_item': '         '}, {'gender': "Men's"}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'item_number': 'QWZ5671'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'price': '39.95'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Medium'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'Manufacturer': ''}, {'description': 'raw'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer', {'name': 'M1'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer', {'address': ''}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'line1': 'jsdf'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'line2': 'sdfgdhh'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'child6': 'dfgdfg'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'child7': 'fdghfyuk'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'child8': ''}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address>child8', {'child9': 'fdghfyuk'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address>child8', {'child91': 'fdghfyuk'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'pin': '23423'}, '']
['root>product', {'catalog_item': '         '}, {'gender': "Women's"}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'item_number': 'RRX9856'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'price': '42.50'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Small'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Medium'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Extra Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root', {'product': '      '}, {'description': 'Cardigan Sweater', 'product_image': 'cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product', {'catalog_item': '         '}, {'gender': "Men's"}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'item_number': 'QWZ5671'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'price': '39.95'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Medium'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'Manufacturer': ''}, {'description': 'raw'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer', {'name': 'M1'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer', {'address': ''}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'line1': 'jsdf'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'line2': 'sdfgdhh'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'child6': 'dfgdfg'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'child7': 'fdghfyuk'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'child8': ''}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address>child8', {'child9': 'fdghfyuk'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address>child8', {'child91': 'fdghfyuk'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item>Manufacturer>address', {'pin': '23423'}, '']
['root>product', {'catalog_item': '         '}, {'gender': "Women's"}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'item_number': 'RRX9856'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'price': '42.50'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Small'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Medium'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Extra Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root', {'product': '      '}, {'description': 'Formal Shirt', 'product_image': 'FormalShirt.jpg'}]
['root>product', {'catalog_item': '         '}, {'gender': "Men's"}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'item_number': 'QWZ5671'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'price': '49.95'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'XLarge'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Blue'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product', {'catalog_item': '         '}, {'gender': "Women's"}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'item_number': 'RRX9856'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'price': '40.50'}, '']
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Medium'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Red'}, {'image': 'red_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Navy'}, {'image': 'navy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item', {'size': '            '}, {'description': 'Extra Large'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Burgundy'}, {'image': 'burgundy_cardigan.jpg'}]
['root>product>catalog_item>size', {'color_swatch': 'Black'}, {'image': 'black_cardigan.jpg'}]