How to Edit XML with ElementTree

Explore how to use Python's ElementTree to edit XML files by adding and modifying tags. Learn to change timestamp values to readable formats using Python's time module, and understand how to search XML with find and findall methods to manage and parse XML data.

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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<zAppointments reminder="15">
    <appointment>
        <begin>1181251680</begin>        
        <uid>040000008200E000</uid>
        <alarmTime>1181572063</alarmTime>
        <state></state>
        <location></location>
        <duration>1800</duration>
        <subject>Bring pizza home</subject>
    </appointment>
        <appointment>
        <begin>1181253977</begin>        
        <uid>sdlkjlkadhdakhdfd</uid>
        <alarmTime>1181588888</alarmTime>
        <state>TX</state>
        <location>Dallas</location>
        <duration>1800</duration>
        <subject>Bring pizza home</subject>
    </appointment>
</zAppointments>