PCPP1 Library Modules Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are valid methods of the xml.etree.ElementTree.Element class?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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find()
The methods find(), set(), and append() are part of the Element API.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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find()
Why this is correct
Valid method for searching children.
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write()
Why it's wrong here
This belongs to the ElementTree class.
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append()
Why this is correct
Valid method for adding a child node.
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set()
Why this is correct
Valid method for setting attributes.
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to_string()
Why it's wrong here
This is a function in the ElementTree module, not a method of Element.
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