"""Find value of a Maven pom attribute given a pom file. Usage: python find_pom_value.py """ import sys import xml.etree.ElementTree as Xml def main(argv): pom_file = argv[1] pom_attribute = argv[2] print( Xml.ElementTree(file=pom_file).findtext( "{http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0}%s" % pom_attribute)) if __name__ == "__main__": main(sys.argv)