Partial fix for #87

pylast.py

@@ -1496,7 +1496,9 @@ class Artist(_BaseObject, _Taggable):
         else:
             params = None
 
-        return _extract(self._request("artist.getInfo", True, params), "summary")
+        doc = self._request("artist.getInfo", True, params)
+
+        return doc.getElementsByTagName('summary')[0].firstChild.wholeText.strip()
 
     def get_bio_content(self, language=None):
         """Returns the content of the artist's biography."""

test_pylast.py

@@ -675,6 +675,18 @@ class TestPyLast(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(lastfm_user, loaded_user)
 
 
+    def test_bio_summary(self):
+        # Arrange
+        artist = pylast.Artist("Test Artist", self.network)
+
+        # Act
+        bio = artist.get_bio_summary()
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertIsNotNone(bio)
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(len(bio), 1)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     # For quick testing of a single case (eg. test = "test_scrobble")