import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
text = """
<root>
<items>
<item>a</item>
<item>b</item>
<item>c</item>
</items>
<items>
<item>d</item>
<item>e</item>
<item>f</item>
</items>
</root>
"""
tree = ET.fromstring(text)
for node in tree.findall(".//item[1]"):
print(node.text)
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