Parse Table With Beautifulsoup Python

If I want to read entries in a table which follows the format: stuff I'm using this as my current method: pg = urlli

Solution 1:

I've tested this with both BeautifulSoup versions 3 and 4. Your code works with BS4, so you must be using version 3.

>>>from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as BS4 # Version 4>>>from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup as BS3 # Version 3>>>bs3soup = BS3("""<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">......stuff......</table>""")>>>bs4soup = BS4("""<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4">......stuff......</table>""")>>>bs3soup.find('table', cellpadding = 4, cellspacing = 0) # None>>>bs4soup.find('table', cellpadding = 4, cellspacing = 0)
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0">

stuff

</table>

So, if you want to continue with BS3, this should fix it:

>>>soup.find('table', cellpaddin="4", cellspacing="0") # Notice how the integers are now strings, like in the HTML.

However, you should be using version 4 (from bs4 import BeautifulSoup).