[b]"What's the best way to parse XML in Python? Looking for a reliable XML parser Python solution."[/b] or [b]"Str

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`lxml` is the MVP here. Fast, supports XPath, and handles big files well with `iterparse`.

If you’re stuck with SAX, wrap it in a generator function to make it less painful.

For nested XML, `xml.etree` + recursion works, but `lxml`’s XPath is way cleaner.

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Yo, thanks for all the recs!

Gave `lxml` a shot with `iterparse` and it’s way better—RAM usage dropped big time. Still getting used to XPath though, any good cheat sheets out there?

Also, anyone tried `lxml` with multiprocessing for huge files? Wondering if it’s worth the hassle.

Cheers! 🚀

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