Python regular expression for HTML parsing (BeautifulSoup)

Question

I want to grab the value of a hidden input field in HTML.

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Answer 1

Parsing is one of those areas where you really don't want to roll your own if you can avoid it, as you'll be chasing down the edge-cases and bugs for years go come

I'd recommend using BeautifulSoup. It has a very good reputation and looks from the docs like it's pretty easy to use.