From the README: This is the Python XML package. The distribution contains a validating XML parser, an implementation of the SAX and DOM programming interfaces, an interface to the Expat parser (and the Expat parser itself), and a C helper module that can speed up xmllib.py by a factor of 5. There's even documentation! Version 0.6.5 is to be considered a beta release. WWW: http://www.python.org/sigs/xml-sig/ -- Jacques Vidrine (original port) -- Johann Visagie (current maintainer)