def GetTextFromElementNode(element, childNamePattern):
    children = element.getElementsByTagName(childNamePattern)
    texts = []
    for child in children:
        texts.append(GetText(child.childNodes))

    return texts


def GetText(nodelist):
    rc = ""
    for node in nodelist:
        if node.nodeType == node.TEXT_NODE:
            rc = rc + node.data
    return rc


def GetTextFromElement(element):
    text = ""
    child = element.firstChild
    while not child.nextSibling is None:
        child = child.nextSibling
        print(child)
        if child.nodeType == child.TEXT_NODE:
            text = text + child.data

    return text