Python BeautifulSoup: Remove the contents of a tag in a given html document
BeautifulSoup: Exercise-31 with Solution
Write a Python program to remove the contents of a tag in a given html document.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
html_content = '<a href="https://w3resource.com/">Python exercises<i>w3resource</i></a>'
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, "lxml")
print("Original Markup:")
print(soup.a)
tag = soup.a
tag = tag.clear()
print("\nAfter clearing the contents in the tag:")
print(soup.a)
Sample Output:
Original Markup: <a href="https://w3resource.com/">Python exercises<i>w3resource</i></a> After clearing the contents in the tag: <a href="https://w3resource.com/"></a>
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Find current directory and file's directory:
To get the full path to the directory a Python file is contained in, write this in that file:
import os dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
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To get the current working directory use
import os cwd = os.getcwd()
Documentation references for the modules, constants and functions used above:
- The os and os.path modules.
- The __file__ constant
- os.path.realpath(path) (returns "the canonical path of the specified filename, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path")
- os.path.dirname(path) (returns "the directory name of pathname path")
- os.getcwd() (returns "a string representing the current working directory")
- os.chdir(path) ("change the current working directory to path")
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