given. Returns an element instance, representing a processing instruction.

Note that:class:`XMLParser` skips over processing instructions

in the input instead of creatingcomment objects for them. An

in the input instead of creatingPI objects for them. An

:class:`ElementTree` will only contain processing instruction nodes if

they have been inserted into to the tree using one of the

:class:`Element` methods.

..method::pi(target, text)

Creates acommentwith the given *target* name and *text*. If

``insert_pis`` is true, this will also add it to the tree.

Creates aprocess instructionwith the given *target* name and *text*.

If``insert_pis`` is true, this will also add it to the tree.

..versionadded::3.8