Struggling with parsing XML in Python lxml? Need help with XPath or performance tips? or What’s the b

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Ever tried `lxml’s` `cssselect`? It’s way more intuitive than XPath for simple stuff. Just `pip install cssselect` and boom, jQuery-like syntax.

For huge files, `iterparse` + `yield` is your friend. Also, avoid `//` in XPath—it’s slow AF. Be specific!

Namespaces? Yeah, they suck. I usually brute-force it with `*[contains(name(), ':'))]` until it works.

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