python爬虫------.children与.descendants的区别

本文借助http://www.pythonscraping.com/pages/page3.html编写。
【注】sum表示循环次数。

.children

html = urlopen('http://www.pythonscraping.com/pages/page3.html')
bsObj = BeautifulSoup(html,'html.parser')

for child in bsObj.find('table',{'id':'giftList'}).children:
    print(child)

运行结果：

sum1= 13

<tr><th>
Item Title
</th><th>
Description
</th><th>
Cost
</th><th>
Image
</th></tr>


<tr class="gift" id="gift1"><td>
Vegetable Basket
</td><td>
This vegetable basket is the perfect gift for your health conscious (or overweight) friends!
<span class="excitingNote">Now with super-colorful bell peppers!</span>
</td><td>
$15.00
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img1.jpg"/>
</td></tr>


<tr class="gift" id="gift2"><td>
Russian Nesting Dolls
</td><td>
Hand-painted by trained monkeys, these exquisite dolls are priceless! And by "priceless," we mean "extremely expensive"! <span class="excitingNote">8 entire dolls per set! Octuple the presents!</span>
</td><td>
$10,000.52
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img2.jpg"/>
</td></tr>


<tr class="gift" id="gift3"><td>
Fish Painting
</td><td>
If something seems fishy about this painting, it's because it's a fish! <span class="excitingNote">Also hand-painted by trained monkeys!</span>
</td><td>
$10,005.00
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img3.jpg"/>
</td></tr>


<tr class="gift" id="gift4"><td>
Dead Parrot
</td><td>
This is an ex-parrot! <span class="excitingNote">Or maybe he's only resting?</span>
</td><td>
$0.50
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img4.jpg"/>
</td></tr>


<tr class="gift" id="gift5"><td>
Mystery Box
</td><td>
If you love suprises, this mystery box is for you! Do not place on light-colored surfaces. May cause oil staining. <span class="excitingNote">Keep your friends guessing!</span>
</td><td>
$1.50
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img6.jpg"/>
</td></tr>

.descendants

html = urlopen('http://www.pythonscraping.com/pages/page3.html')
bsObj = BeautifulSoup(html,'html.parser')

for child in bsObj.find('table',{'id':'giftList'}).descendants:
    print(child)

运行结果：

sum2= 86

<tr><th>
Item Title
</th><th>
Description
</th><th>
Cost
</th><th>
Image
</th></tr>
<th>
Item Title
</th>

Item Title

<th>
Description
</th>

Description

<th>
Cost
</th>

Cost

<th>
Image
</th>

Image



<tr class="gift" id="gift1"><td>
Vegetable Basket
</td><td>
This vegetable basket is the perfect gift for your health conscious (or overweight) friends!
<span class="excitingNote">Now with super-colorful bell peppers!</span>
</td><td>
$15.00
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img1.jpg"/>
</td></tr>
<td>
Vegetable Basket
</td>

Vegetable Basket

<td>
This vegetable basket is the perfect gift for your health conscious (or overweight) friends!
<span class="excitingNote">Now with super-colorful bell peppers!</span>
</td>

This vegetable basket is the perfect gift for your health conscious (or overweight) friends!

<span class="excitingNote">Now with super-colorful bell peppers!</span>
Now with super-colorful bell peppers!


<td>
$15.00
</td>

$15.00

<td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img1.jpg"/>
</td>


<img src="../img/gifts/img1.jpg"/>




<tr class="gift" id="gift2"><td>
Russian Nesting Dolls
</td><td>
Hand-painted by trained monkeys, these exquisite dolls are priceless! And by "priceless," we mean "extremely expensive"! <span class="excitingNote">8 entire dolls per set! Octuple the presents!</span>
</td><td>
$10,000.52
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img2.jpg"/>
</td></tr>
<td>
Russian Nesting Dolls
</td>

Russian Nesting Dolls

<td>
Hand-painted by trained monkeys, these exquisite dolls are priceless! And by "priceless," we mean "extremely expensive"! <span class="excitingNote">8 entire dolls per set! Octuple the presents!</span>
</td>

Hand-painted by trained monkeys, these exquisite dolls are priceless! And by "priceless," we mean "extremely expensive"! 
<span class="excitingNote">8 entire dolls per set! Octuple the presents!</span>
8 entire dolls per set! Octuple the presents!


<td>
$10,000.52
</td>

$10,000.52

<td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img2.jpg"/>
</td>


<img src="../img/gifts/img2.jpg"/>




<tr class="gift" id="gift3"><td>
Fish Painting
</td><td>
If something seems fishy about this painting, it's because it's a fish! <span class="excitingNote">Also hand-painted by trained monkeys!</span>
</td><td>
$10,005.00
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img3.jpg"/>
</td></tr>
<td>
Fish Painting
</td>

Fish Painting

<td>
If something seems fishy about this painting, it's because it's a fish! <span class="excitingNote">Also hand-painted by trained monkeys!</span>
</td>

If something seems fishy about this painting, it's because it's a fish! 
<span class="excitingNote">Also hand-painted by trained monkeys!</span>
Also hand-painted by trained monkeys!


<td>
$10,005.00
</td>

$10,005.00

<td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img3.jpg"/>
</td>


<img src="../img/gifts/img3.jpg"/>




<tr class="gift" id="gift4"><td>
Dead Parrot
</td><td>
This is an ex-parrot! <span class="excitingNote">Or maybe he's only resting?</span>
</td><td>
$0.50
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img4.jpg"/>
</td></tr>
<td>
Dead Parrot
</td>

Dead Parrot

<td>
This is an ex-parrot! <span class="excitingNote">Or maybe he's only resting?</span>
</td>

This is an ex-parrot! 
<span class="excitingNote">Or maybe he's only resting?</span>
Or maybe he's only resting?


<td>
$0.50
</td>

$0.50

<td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img4.jpg"/>
</td>


<img src="../img/gifts/img4.jpg"/>




<tr class="gift" id="gift5"><td>
Mystery Box
</td><td>
If you love suprises, this mystery box is for you! Do not place on light-colored surfaces. May cause oil staining. <span class="excitingNote">Keep your friends guessing!</span>
</td><td>
$1.50
</td><td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img6.jpg"/>
</td></tr>
<td>
Mystery Box
</td>

Mystery Box

<td>
If you love suprises, this mystery box is for you! Do not place on light-colored surfaces. May cause oil staining. <span class="excitingNote">Keep your friends guessing!</span>
</td>

If you love suprises, this mystery box is for you! Do not place on light-colored surfaces. May cause oil staining. 
<span class="excitingNote">Keep your friends guessing!</span>
Keep your friends guessing!


<td>
$1.50
</td>

$1.50

<td>
<img src="../img/gifts/img6.jpg"/>
</td>


<img src="../img/gifts/img6.jpg"/>

从结果我们可以看出：.descendants的运行结果更多，因为.descendants对子孙节点进行递归循环。

我们选出一段代码来看：

<tr><th>
Item Title
</th><th>
Description
</th><th>
Cost
</th><th>
Image
</th></tr>
<th>
Item Title
</th>

当循环完第一个 tr 标签后，接着又对 tr 标签内的子标签 th 循环一次，那么就会导致某些标签重复出现，.descendants的循环次数就比.children的多。