# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

xml_data="""<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<a></a>
<b/>
<c/>
</root>
"""

# do it with sax and pulldom
import xml.sax
import xml.dom.pulldom

d_handler=xml.dom.pulldom.PullDOM()
xml.sax.parseString(xml_data, d_handler)
d=d_handler.document
del d_handler
print("with pulldom")
print(d, d.documentElement.childNodes)

import xml.dom.minidom
# do the same thing with minidom
d=xml.dom.minidom.parseString(xml_data)
print("with minidom")
print(d, d.documentElement.childNodes)