xmljson is a Python library that converts XML into JSON/Python dictionaries/arrays and vice-versa. It offers various conversion conventions like BadgerFish, Abdera, Cobra, GData, Parker, and Yahoo to manage the mapping of XML structures to JSON. The library's current version is 0.2.1, but it is explicitly marked as not actively maintained and its GitHub repository is archived, indicating an abandoned status.
pip install xmljsonVerified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.
This quickstart demonstrates converting an XML string to a Python dictionary (which can then be serialized to JSON) and converting the dictionary back to an XML ElementTree object, using the BadgerFish convention. It highlights how attributes (e.g., 'value') are prefixed with '@' and text content with '$' in the resulting dictionary structure.
Migrate to alternative libraries such as `xmltodict` or `untangle` for XML-to-JSON conversion.
Carefully review the documentation for each convention and select the one that best suits your desired JSON output format. Be prepared to transform the output further if no convention perfectly matches your needs.
Understand the limitations of automatic conversion. Validate the output JSON against your expectations. If complex XML structures like mixed content, namespaces, or varying cardinalities are present, manual post-processing of the generated JSON or using a library that offers more fine-grained control may be necessary.
For XML with complex namespace requirements, it is crucial to test `xmljson`'s behavior with your specific documents and chosen convention. If it falls short, consider preprocessing the XML to remove or simplify namespaces, or use an alternative library with explicit namespace handling capabilities.
pip install xmljson
First parse the XML string into an ElementTree object using `xml.etree.ElementTree.fromstring()` before passing it to the conversion function. ```python import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET from xmljson import badgerfish xml_string = '<root><item>test</item></root>' xml_element = ET.fromstring(xml_string) json_data = badgerfish.data(xml_element) ```
First parse the JSON string into a Python dictionary or list using `json.loads()` before passing it to the conversion function.
```python
import json
from xmljson import badgerfish
json_string = '{"root": {"item": "test"}}'
json_data = json.loads(json_string)
xml_element = badgerfish.etree(json_data)
```from xmljson import badgerfish # Then use: badgerfish.data(...)
from xmljson import badgerfish xml_string = "<root><item>value</item></root>" # Ensure valid XML json_output = badgerfish.data(xml_string)
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