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How to Properly Handle & in BaseX XQuery Requests

Discover how to effectively handle `&` characters in BaseX XQuery using Python's requests. Learn the importance of using CDATA sections for valid XQuery code syntax! --- This video is based on the question https://stackoverflow.com/q/63354033/ asked by the user 'Rotem' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/14085307/ ) and on the answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/63359383/ provided by the user 'Martin Honnen' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/252228/ ) at 'Stack Overflow' website. Thanks to these great users and Stackexchange community for their contributions. Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: Can't query baseX using an Xquery with "&" Also, Content (except music) licensed under CC BY-SA https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/l... The original Question post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license, and the original Answer post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license. If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com. --- Handling Special Characters in BaseX XQuery Requests When working with BaseX and executing XQuery via its REST API, developers may run into a common problem involving special characters, particularly the ampersand (&). If you've encountered the frustrating error related to querying using the & character in your XQuery expressions, you're not alone. Let’s dive into this issue and explore the solution to enhance your querying experience. The Problem You are trying to utilize the BaseX REST API with Python's requests library to execute a saved XQuery file. This file, however, includes the & entity, which is correctly handled when run directly on BaseX but throws an error when attempted through the API. The error message can be daunting: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] This message indicates that BaseX is having trouble parsing the ampersand character as intended during the API request. The issue seems to stem from how XML treats certain characters. Unfortunately, XML parsing requires special characters like & to be represented in their escaped form (&). This can complicate situations where you need to include an & within your query. The Solution: Using CDATA Sections To navigate this problem, the ideal approach is to wrap your XQuery code inside a CDATA section. This instructs the XML parser to treat the content as raw text and not as XML markup. Here’s how you can implement this solution: Step 1: Refactor Your XQuery Code Modify the body of your REST request's payload by wrapping the XQuery content within a CDATA section. The XML content would look something like this: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Step 2: Make Your API Request Ensure that your Python requests.post() method sends this properly formatted XML. This adjustment will prevent the parsing errors that occurred previously, allowing your & as part of the XQuery to function seamlessly. Conclusion Handling special characters in XQuery can be a hurdle, especially when working with REST APIs that require strict XML formatting. By using CDATA sections, you can effortlessly integrate characters like & into your code without triggering parsing errors. Implement this solution in your BaseX queries, and you’ll find the API interacts with your queries as intended. Happy querying!