as GO hasn't yet got an API for pipeline compare feature I have written simple HTML parser for GO pipeline compare to use in JIRA release ticekt creation, infut file is html page and output is list of commits

GoHTMLParser.py

from HTMLParser import HTMLParser
import sys

class Record:
    def __init__(self, a, p):
        self.a = a
        self.p = p

    def __str__(self):
        return "a: " + self.a+" p:"+self.p

class GoHTMLParser(HTMLParser):
    tableStarted = False
    dataStarted = False
    recordStarted = False
    recordList = []
    record = None
    tag = ''
    prevTag = ''

    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
        if (tag == "table"):
            for attr in attrs:
                if(attr == ('class', 'list_table material_modifications')):
                    self.tableStarted = True


        if ((tag == "tr" ) and self.tableStarted == True):
            for attr in attrs:
                if(attr == ('class', 'change')):
                    self.record = Record('', '')
                    self.recordStarted = True

        if ((tag == "p" or tag == "a") and self.tableStarted == True):
            self.dataStarted = True
            self.prevTag = self.tag
            self.tag = tag
        else: self.dataStarted = False

    def handle_endtag(self, tag):
        if ((tag == "p" or tag == "a") and self.tableStarted == True):
            self.tag = self.prevTag

        if (tag == "table" and self.tableStarted == True):
            self.tableStarted = False


        if (tag == "tr" and self.tableStarted == True and self.recordStarted == True):
            if self.record != None:
                self.recordList.append(self.record)

    def handle_data(self, data):
        nonEmptyData = data.strip()
        if self.tableStarted == True and self.dataStarted == True and nonEmptyData and self.record != None:
            if self.tag == 'a':
                self.record.a = nonEmptyData
            if self.tag == 'p':
                if nonEmptyData.startswith("Merge"):
                    self.record = None
                else:
                    self.record.p = nonEmptyData

path = str(sys.argv[1])
input_file = str(sys.argv[2])
output_file = str(sys.argv[3])
file = open(path + '/'+output_file, 'w+')
parser = GoHTMLParser()
parser.feed(open(path + '/'+ input_file, 'r').read())

for r in parser.recordList:
    with open(path +'/'+ output_file, 'a+') as file:
        file.write(r.a+";"+r.p+"\n")