validXML.py

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#!/usr/bin/python
#
# Figure out if input file is valid XML
#
#  Type "validXML {xmlFileName}
#
 
import elementtree.ElementTree as ET
import sys
 

 
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
  print "usage: ", sys.argv[0], " {xmlFileName}"
 
else:
  fname = sys.argv[1]
  print "Checking ",fname
 
  tree = ET.parse(fname)
 
  root = tree.getroot()
 
  if root.tag == "Tests":
    print "format is OK"
  else:
    print "Invalid, \"Tests\" is not defined in the XML file."