Python BeautifulSoup: Remove a tag from a given tree of html document and destroy it and its contents
BeautifulSoup: Exercise-33 with Solution
Write a Python program to remove a tag from a given tree of html document and destroy it and its contents.
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:")
a_tag = soup.a
print(a_tag)
new_tag = soup.a.decompose()
print("After decomposing:")
print(new_tag)
Sample Output:
Original Markup: <a href="https://w3resource.com/">Python exercises<i>w3resource</i></a> After decomposing: None
Python Code Editor:
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