Tool to import enormous XML files into mysql using lxml.etree

python_gxmlimport.py

def does_exist(tbl, where = None, where_field = 'id'):
    """Builds a MySQL SELECT statement
    """
    where_clause = "WHERE `%s` = %%s" % where_field
    query = "SELECT COUNT(`id`) AS total FROM %s %s" % (
        tbl, where_clause
    )
    cur.execute(query, (where,))
    return cur.rownumber != 0

def insert_query(tbl, fields):
    fields_insert_values = []
    fields_tmp = []
    fields_tmp_2 = []
    for _field, _val in fields.iteritems():
        fields_tmp.append('`%s`' % _field)
        fields_tmp_2.append('%s')
        fields_insert_values.append(_val)
    query = "INSERT INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)" % (
        tbl, ','.join(fields_tmp), ','.join(fields_tmp_2)
    )
    try:
        cur.execute(query, (fields_insert_values))
        con.commit()
        return True
    except Exception, e:
        con.rollback()
        return e

def update_query(tbl, fields, id):
    fields_insert_values = []
    fields_tmp = []
    for _field, _val in fields.iteritems():
        fields_tmp.append('`%s` = %%s' % _field)
        fields_insert_values.append(_val)
    query = "UPDATE %s SET %s WHERE id = %%s" % (
        tbl, ','.join(fields_tmp)
    )
    fields_insert_values.append(id)
    try:
        cur.execute(query, (fields_insert_values))
        con.commit()
        return True
    except Exception, e:
        con.rollback()
        return e

class Import(object):
    """
    Imports XML Data from a Content Feed.

    There are two seperate ways of importing a feed FULL and INC.

    A FULL will only insert data and not look for any changes. This should ONLY be
    used when doing a **full** sync.

    A INC will look for data changes and update the database as needed, along with
    inserting new data it receives. This should be used when importing the
    incremental feed updates provided by MN each day.
    """
    def __init__(self, type, source):
        self._log = logging.getLogger('import')
        self._type = type
        self._source = source
        self._log.info("Import %s started" % self._source)
        if self._type == IMPORT_FULL:
            self._log.debug("FULL IMPORT PERFORMED")
        # Has the file been uncompressed
        if '.gz' in self._source:
            self._log.info("Compressed data file encountered.")
            # Uncompress file
            try:
                self._log.info("Starting uncompression of data file.")
                self._source = gzip.open(self._source, 'rb')
                self._log.info("Uncompression finished.")
            except Exception, error:
                self._log.critical(error)
                sys.exit(2)

        elements = etree.iterparse(
            self._source, events = ('start', 'end')
        )
        lookup_element = (
            (
                'parent_node', 
                (
                    ('tbl_column', 'node_name'),
                ),
                'tbl_name'
            ),
            (
                'parent_node',
                (
                    """
                    Allow for choosing elements in the case of
                    <parent_node><node_name><sub_node</node_name>
                    """
                    ('tbl_column', 'node_name', 'sub_node'),
                ),
                'table_name',
                custom_insert_function
            ),
        )
        root = None
        fields = {}
        lookup = None
        func = None
        where = None
        exists_function = None
        parent = None
        for event, element in elements:
            if event == 'start':
                if root is None:
                    for tup in lookup_element:
                        if tup[0] == element.tag:
                            lookup = tup[1]
                            root = element.tag
                            fields = {}
                            tbl = tup[2]
                            func = self._insert_record
                            try: 
                                exists_function = tup[3]
                            except IndexError:
                                exists_function = None
                else:
                    for field in lookup:
                        use = False
                        if len(field) == 3:
                            if parent is None:
                                parent = element.tag
                            if parent == field[1] and element.tag == field[2]:
                                use = True
                        else:
                            if element.tag == field[1]:
                                use = True

                        if use:
                            try:
                                fields[field[0]] = element.text.encode('ascii','ignore')
                            except AttributeError:
                                fields[field[0]] = element.text
                            break

            if event == 'end':
                if parent is not None:
                    if element.tag == parent:
                        parent = None
                if element.tag == root:
                    func(root, fields, tbl, exists_function)
                    lookup = None
                    fields = {}
                    func = None
                    root = None
                    exists_function = None

            element.clear()
            while element.getprevious() is not None:
                del element.getparent()[0]
            del element

        self._log.info("Import complete")

    def _cleanup(self, element):
        element.clear()
        while element.getprevious() is not None:
            del element.getparent()[0]
        del element

    def _insert_record(self, type, fields, tbl, exists_function = None):
        """
        Import a Record

        :returns boolean:
        """
        count = 0
        failed = False
        query = None
        if exists_function is None:
            exists = does_exist(tbl, fields['id'])
        else:
            exists = exists_function(fields)
        if exists is False:
            query = insert_query(tbl, fields)
        else:
            self._log.info("Skipping %s [%s]" % (tbl, fields['id']))
            query = update_query(tbl, fields, fields['id'])

        if isinstance(failed, bool) is False:
            self._log.error("Failed to import %s %s (%s)" %
                (type, fields, failed)
            )

Hi. I wanted to use your code to import a 15GB XML file to MySQL. I am new to this part of database migration so bare with me. Here is the error I get when running the snippet in VS Code:

line 26
except Exception, e:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: multiple exception types must be parenthesized