from xml.dom import minidom
import xpath
zooXml = """
"""
mydom = minidom.parseString(zooXml)
compound = xpath.findnode('/Zoo/Compound', mydom)
print compound.toxml() # as expected:
print xpath.find("Chimp", compound) # as expected: []
newChimp = mydom.createElement("Chimp")
compound.appendChild(newChimp)
print compound.toxml() # ok, two chimps now:
print xpath.find("Chimp", compound) # wait a second, that's still only one chimp: []
mydom = minidom.parseString(mydom.toxml())
compound = xpath.findnode('/Zoo/Compound', mydom)
print xpath.find("Chimp", compound) # now it finds both chimps: [, ]
babyChimp = mydom.createElementNS(mydom.firstChild.namespaceURI, "Chimp")
compound.appendChild(babyChimp)
print xpath.find("Chimp", compound) # that worked: [, , ]