import xml.dom.minidom def parseXMLFile(filename): doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(filename) try: root = doc.documentElement # make sure this is a valid xml file if (not root or root.tagName != 'ut_response status'): raise # make sure block exists video_list = root.firstChild if (not video_list or video_list.tagName != 'video_list'): raise # parse and resolve each