XML/lxml Parsing first occurrence using something like [0] maybe?

The code below returns all the “str1″‘s but I only want the first “str1” for each one of these: CrntRgstns->BrnchOfLocs->BrnchOfLoc. As in just “13A MAIN ST” not also “8 WATER ST.” Is there some type of [0] that would accomplish this? Thank you.

Current Code:

from lxml import etree

f = open(r'C:UsersAndrew/Desktop/xml_file.xml')

tree = etree.parse(f)
for e in tree.xpath('.//CrntRgstns/following-sibling::BrnchOfLocs/BrnchOfLoc'):
     print(e.attrib['str1'])

Current Output:

13A MAIN ST
8 WATER ST

Desired Output:

13A MAIN ST

xml for 1 individual:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<IAPDIndividualReport GenOn="2021-01-03">
<Indvls>
<Indvl>
<Info lastNm="Modafferi" firstNm="Paul" midNm="Anthony" indvlPK="2762691" actvAGReg="Y" link="https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/individual/summary/2762691"/>
<OthrNms>
<OthrNm lastNm="BIAMONTE" firstNm="PAUL" midNm="F"/>
<OthrNm lastNm="Modafferi" firstNm="Paul" midNm="A"/>
<OthrNm lastNm="Modafferi" firstNm="Paul" midNm="Anthony"/>
</OthrNms>
<CrntEmps>
<CrntEmp orgNm="MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &amp; SMITH INCORPORATED" orgPK="7691" str1="ONE BRYANT PARK" city="NEW YORK" state="NY" cntry="United States" postlCd="10036">
<CrntRgstns>
<CrntRgstn regAuth="NJ" regCat="RA" st="APPROVED" stDt="2019-11-25"/>
</CrntRgstns>
<BrnchOfLocs>
<BrnchOfLoc str1="13A MAIN ST" city="SPARTA" state="NJ" cntry="United States" postlCd="07871"/>
<BrnchOfLoc str1="8 WATER ST" city="EAGLE" state="CA" cntry="United States" postlCd="90232"/>
</BrnchOfLocs>
</CrntEmp>
</CrntEmps>

Answer

To fetch first item, use [1] (you were so close with 0!).

For example: tree.xpath('.//CrntRgstns/following-sibling::BrnchOfLocs/BrnchOfLoc[1]')

Try:

from lxml import etree

f = open(r'C:UsersAndrew/Desktop/xml_file.xml')

tree = etree.parse(f)
for e in tree.xpath('.//CrntRgstns/following-sibling::BrnchOfLocs/BrnchOfLoc[1]'):
     print(e.attrib['str1'])

Output:

13A MAIN ST

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