What's the best way to handle Python XML parsing and manipulation? or Struggling with Python XML? Any

If speed’s your issue, `lxml` is the king of Python XML parsing. Yeah, installing it sucks sometimes, but the performance boost is insane.

For validation, I’d say always use a schema. It’s boring, but it’ll save you hours of debugging garbage data.

Also, if you’re on Windows and `lxml` won’t install, try downloading a pre-built wheel. Life’s too short for compiler errors.