How can I use the python HTMLParser library to extract data from a specific div tag?

Question

I am trying to get a value out of a HTML page using the python HTMLParser library. The value I want to get hold of is within this html element:

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Answer 1

Have You tried BeautifulSoup ?

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
soup = BeautifulSoup('
20
')
tag=soup.div
print(tag.string)

This gives You 20 on output.