ENH: Add dtypes/converters arguments for pandas.read_xml

doc/source/whatsnew/v1.5.0.rst

@@ -88,6 +88,48 @@ Optional libraries below the lowest tested version may still work, but are not c
 
 See :ref:`install.dependencies` and :ref:`install.optional_dependencies` for more.
 
+
+.. _whatsnew_150.read_xml_dtypes:
+
+read_xml now supports ``dtype``, ``converters``, and ``parse_dates``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Similar to other IO methods, :func:`pandas.read_xml` now supports assigning specific dtypes to columns,
+apply converter methods, and parse dates (:issue:`43567`).
+
+.. ipython:: python
+
+    xml_dates = """<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+    <data>
+      <row>
+        <shape>square</shape>
+        <degrees>00360</degrees>
+        <sides>4.0</sides>
+        <date>2020-01-01</date>
+       </row>
+      <row>
+        <shape>circle</shape>
+        <degrees>00360</degrees>
+        <sides/>
+        <date>2021-01-01</date>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <shape>triangle</shape>
+        <degrees>00180</degrees>
+        <sides>3.0</sides>
+        <date>2022-01-01</date>
+      </row>
+    </data>"""
+
+    df = pd.read_xml(
+        xml_dates,
+        dtype={'sides': 'Int64'},
+        converters={'degrees': str},
+        parse_dates=['date']
+    )
+    df
+    df.dtypes
+
 .. _whatsnew_150.api_breaking.other:
 
 Other API changes

pandas/_typing.py

@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@
 DtypeArg = Union[Dtype, Dict[Hashable, Dtype]]
 DtypeObj = Union[np.dtype, "ExtensionDtype"]
 
+# converters
+ConvertersArg = Dict[Hashable, Callable[[Dtype], Dtype]]
+
+# parse_dates
+ParseDatesArg = Union[
+    bool, List[Hashable], List[List[Hashable]], Dict[Hashable, List[Hashable]]
+]
+
 # For functions like rename that convert one label to another
 Renamer = Union[Mapping[Hashable, Any], Callable[[Hashable], Hashable]]
 
@@ -246,8 +254,6 @@ def closed(self) -> bool:
 CompressionOptions = Optional[
     Union[Literal["infer", "gzip", "bz2", "zip", "xz", "zstd"], CompressionDict]
 ]
-XMLParsers = Literal["lxml", "etree"]
-
 
 # types in DataFrameFormatter
 FormattersType = Union[
@@ -295,3 +301,6 @@ def closed(self) -> bool:
 
 # read_csv engines
 CSVEngine = Literal["c", "python", "pyarrow", "python-fwf"]
+
+# read_xml parsers
+XMLParsers = Literal["lxml", "etree"]

pandas/io/xml.py

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 
 from pandas._typing import (
     CompressionOptions,
+    ConvertersArg,
+    DtypeArg,
     FilePath,
+    ParseDatesArg,
     ReadBuffer,
     StorageOptions,
     XMLParsers,
@@ -67,6 +70,23 @@ class _XMLFrameParser:
     names : list
         Column names for Data Frame of parsed XML data.
 
+    dtype : dict
+        Data type for data or columns. E.g. {{'a': np.float64,
+        'b': np.int32, 'c': 'Int64'}}
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
+
+    converters : dict, optional
+        Dict of functions for converting values in certain columns. Keys can
+        either be integers or column labels.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
+
+    parse_dates : bool or list of int or names or list of lists or dict
+        Converts either index or select columns to datetimes
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
+
     encoding : str
         Encoding of xml object or document.
 
@@ -109,6 +129,9 @@ def __init__(
         elems_only: bool,
         attrs_only: bool,
         names: Sequence[str] | None,
+        dtype: DtypeArg | None,
+        converters: ConvertersArg | None,
+        parse_dates: ParseDatesArg | None,
         encoding: str | None,
         stylesheet: FilePath | ReadBuffer[bytes] | ReadBuffer[str] | None,
         compression: CompressionOptions,
@@ -120,6 +143,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.elems_only = elems_only
         self.attrs_only = attrs_only
         self.names = names
+        self.dtype = dtype
+        self.converters = converters
+        self.parse_dates = parse_dates
         self.encoding = encoding
         self.stylesheet = stylesheet
         self.is_style = None
@@ -671,6 +697,9 @@ def _parse(
     elems_only: bool,
     attrs_only: bool,
     names: Sequence[str] | None,
+    dtype: DtypeArg | None,
+    converters: ConvertersArg | None,
+    parse_dates: ParseDatesArg | None,
     encoding: str | None,
     parser: XMLParsers,
     stylesheet: FilePath | ReadBuffer[bytes] | ReadBuffer[str] | None,
@@ -706,6 +735,9 @@ def _parse(
                 elems_only,
                 attrs_only,
                 names,
+                dtype,
+                converters,
+                parse_dates,
                 encoding,
                 stylesheet,
                 compression,
@@ -722,6 +754,9 @@ def _parse(
             elems_only,
             attrs_only,
             names,
+            dtype,
+            converters,
+            parse_dates,
             encoding,
             stylesheet,
             compression,
@@ -732,7 +767,13 @@ def _parse(
 
     data_dicts = p.parse_data()
 
-    return _data_to_frame(data=data_dicts, **kwargs)
+    return _data_to_frame(
+        data=data_dicts,
+        dtype=dtype,
+        converters=converters,
+        parse_dates=parse_dates,
+        **kwargs,
+    )
 
 
 @deprecate_nonkeyword_arguments(
@@ -749,6 +790,9 @@ def read_xml(
     elems_only: bool = False,
     attrs_only: bool = False,
     names: Sequence[str] | None = None,
+    dtype: DtypeArg | None = None,
+    converters: ConvertersArg | None = None,
+    parse_dates: ParseDatesArg | None = None,
     # encoding can not be None for lxml and StringIO input
     encoding: str | None = "utf-8",
     parser: XMLParsers = "lxml",
@@ -799,6 +843,35 @@ def read_xml(
         Column names for DataFrame of parsed XML data. Use this parameter to
         rename original element names and distinguish same named elements.
 
+    dtype : Type name or dict of column -> type, optional
+        Data type for data or columns. E.g. {{'a': np.float64, 'b': np.int32,
+        'c': 'Int64'}}
+        Use `str` or `object` together with suitable `na_values` settings
+        to preserve and not interpret dtype.
+        If converters are specified, they will be applied INSTEAD
+        of dtype conversion.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
+
+    converters : dict, optional
+        Dict of functions for converting values in certain columns. Keys can either
+        be integers or column labels.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
+
+    parse_dates : bool or list of int or names or list of lists or dict, default False
+        Identifiers to parse index or columns to datetime. The behavior is as follows:
+
+        * boolean. If True -> try parsing the index.
+        * list of int or names. e.g. If [1, 2, 3] -> try parsing columns 1, 2, 3
+          each as a separate date column.
+        * list of lists. e.g.  If [[1, 3]] -> combine columns 1 and 3 and parse as
+          a single date column.
+        * dict, e.g. {{'foo' : [1, 3]}} -> parse columns 1, 3 as date and call
+          result 'foo'
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.5.0
+
     encoding : str, optional, default 'utf-8'
         Encoding of XML document.
 
@@ -942,6 +1015,9 @@ def read_xml(
         elems_only=elems_only,
         attrs_only=attrs_only,
         names=names,
+        dtype=dtype,
+        converters=converters,
+        parse_dates=parse_dates,
         encoding=encoding,
         parser=parser,
         stylesheet=stylesheet,