gistfile1.py

class Bag: pass
def unmarshal(element):
	rc = Bag()
	if isinstance(element, minidom.Element):
	    for key in element.attributes.keys():
	        setattr(rc, key, element.attributes[key].value)

	childElements = [e for e in element.childNodes \
	                 if isinstance(e, minidom.Element)]
	if childElements:
	    for child in childElements:
	        key = child.tagName
	        if hasattr(rc, key):
	            if type(getattr(rc, key)) <> type([]):
	                setattr(rc, key, [getattr(rc, key)])
	            setattr(rc, key, getattr(rc, key) + [unmarshal(child)])
	        elif isinstance(child, minidom.Element) and \
	                 (child.tagName == 'Details'):
	            # make the first Details element a key
	            setattr(rc,key,[unmarshal(child)])
	            #dbg: because otherwise 'hasattr' only tests
	            #dbg: on the second occurence: if there's a
	            #dbg: single return to a query, it's not a
	            #dbg: list. This module should always
	            #dbg: return a list of Details objects.
	        else:
	            setattr(rc, key, unmarshal(child))
	else:
	    #jec: we'll have the main part of the element stored in .text
	    #jec: will break if tag <text> is also present
	    text = "".join([e.data for e in element.childNodes \
	                    if isinstance(e, minidom.Text)])
	    setattr(rc, 'text', text)
	return rc
	
from xml.dom import minidom
f = open('T:\guisettings.xml', 'r')
xml = unmarshal(minidom.parse(f.read()))
f.close()

print xml['weather']