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Honestly, `xml.etree` is fine for basics, but yeah, it falls apart with complex XML.

`lxml` is worth the hype—way faster and more flexible. For huge files, use SAX (I know, it’s weird at first) or chunk with `iterparse`.

Pro tip: If your XML is messy, pre-clean it with `xmlstarlet` (command-line tool) before parsing. Saves headaches!