Python BeautifulSoup: Remove a tag or string from a given tree of html document and replace it with the given tag or string
BeautifulSoup: Exercise-34 with Solution
Write a Python program to remove a tag or string from a given tree of html document and replace it with the given tag or string.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
html_markup= '<a href="https://w3resource.com/">Python exercises<i>w3resource</i></a>'
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_markup, "lxml")
print("Original markup:")
a_tag = soup.a
print(a_tag)
new_tag = soup.new_tag("b")
new_tag.string = "PHP"
b_tag = a_tag.i.replace_with(new_tag)
print("New Markup:")
print(a_tag)
Sample Output:
Original markup: <a href="https://w3resource.com/">Python exercises<i>w3resource</i></a> New Markup: <a href="https://w3resource.com/">Python exercises<b>PHP</b></a>
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