how to read pom.xml code example

Example 1: how to read an xml file

import xmltodict as xtd
import os

xml_file_content = ""

catalog_dir = os.chdir('directory')
catalog_dir_array = os.listdir(catalog_dir)

if("nameOfFile.xml" in catalog_dir_array):
    catalog_file_content = open("nameOfFile.xml", "r").read()

catalog_file_content_dict = xtd.parse(catalog_file_content)

Example 2: pom.xml file

- pom.xml file allows us to add, remove, manage dependencies 
  and versions from one single location.
    - POM stands for project object model
    - .xml -> stands for: extensible markup language