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<h3>Getting the Raw Value<a class="headerlink" href="#getting-the-raw-value" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>XML stores everything as strings.  The <strong>value</strong> method converts those string to appropriate python types.  If you want the unconverted raw string value, use the <strong>rvalue</strong> method for this:</p>
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