Python BeautifulSoup: Add to a tag’s contents in a given html document

Last update on December 21 2024 07:24:33 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Python program to add to a tag’s contents in a given html document.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
html_doc = '<a href="http://example.com/">HTML<i>w3resource.com</i></a>'
soup = BeautifulSoup(html_doc, "lxml")
print("\nOriginal Markup:")
print(soup.a)
soup.a.append("CSS")
print("\nAfter append a text in the new link:")
print(soup.a)

Sample Output:

Original Markup:
<a href="http://example.com/">HTML<i>w3resource.com</i></a>

After append a text in the new link:
<a href="http://example.com/">HTML<i>w3resource.com</i>CSS</a>

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