Paul Mison's random stuff that doesn't go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as 'tumblr is my sock drawer', for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)XML is not the answer. It is not even the question. &#8230; This is a different situation than in Java, because compared to Java code, XML is agile and flexible. Compared to Python code, XML is a boat anchor, a ball and chain.Phillip J. Eby, <a href="http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/python-is-not-java.html">Python is not Java</a>.quotepythonjavaxmlprogramming