How can I manipulate the data within an SVG file with Python?

Question

I have an SVG file. When I open it in Atom, I see something like:

<path d="M140 1990 l0 -1860 1860 0 1860 0 0 1860 0 -75 66 -76 97 -96 97 -64 0 21 ...."/>

How can I take access these values in Python? Thank you!