What's the best way to read XML in Python? Need help parsing files efficiently! or How do I read XML

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Hey! For reading xml python, I'd say start with `xml.etree.ElementTree`. It's built into Python, so no extra installs needed. Super simple for basics like parsing and grabbing data.

Here's a quick example:
```python
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
tree = ET.parse('file.xml')
root = tree.getroot()

for child in root:
print(child.tag, child.attrib)
```
For big files, maybe try `lxml`β€”it's faster but a bit more setup.

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