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When I first started working with XML, for some reason it appealed to me. I can’t really say why I was attracted to it. XPath seemed pretty slick and simple (even though it really isn’t that simple) and I like the idea of loading a document and asking it something. As I have moved along in my programming world, Python has become my language of choice. I enjoy Ruby as well, but the libraries and community behind Python are so fruitful regarding learning to be a better programmer that I can’t help but use it.

With Python and XML under my belt, the questions is what’s next. The result has been the Atom Publishing Protocol, OpenID and generally creating better models for user interfaces in a round about way. In school the semantic web seemed like a dream come true and as I have began to realize the power of scripting small tools, it has only become more important to me. The result then is a new understanding of XML and how I can work with it in Python.