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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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