code: def remove_elements(parent_to_parse, element_paths, clear_empty=False):
      
  
      element = get_element(parent_to_parse)
      removed = []
  
      if element is None or not element_paths:
          return removed
  
      if isinstance(element_paths, string_types):
          rem = remove_element(element, element_paths, clear_empty)
          removed.extend(rem if isinstance(rem, list) else [rem])
      else:
          for xpath in element_paths:
              rem = remove_element(element, xpath, clear_empty)
              removed.extend(rem if isinstance(rem, list) else [rem])
  
      return removed
docs: Removes all elements named after each elements_or_paths. If clear_empty is True,
      for each XPATH, empty parents are removed if all their children are removed.
      :see: remove_element(parent_to_parse, element_path)