Python Script for Pretty Printing XML - Allows for Piping

prettyXML

import re
import sys
import xml.dom.minidom

def printPretty(xml):
    uglyXml = xml.toprettyxml()
    # Clean it up                                                                                                                                                       
    # from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/749796/pretty-printing-xml-in-python                                                                                      
    text_re = re.compile('>\n\s+([^<>\s].*?)\n\s+</', re.DOTALL)
    prettyXml = text_re.sub('>\g<1></', uglyXml)
    print prettyXml

if len(sys.argv) == 2:
    text = sys.argv[1]
    xml = xml.dom.minidom.parse(text)
    printPretty(xml)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
        text = sys.stdin
        xml = xml.dom.minidom.parse(text)
        printPretty(xml)