dict2xml

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dict2xml is a small Python utility designed to convert a Python dictionary into an XML string. It is actively maintained, with frequent minor releases. The current version is 1.7.8.

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The primary function to convert a dictionary to XML.

from dict2xml import dict2xml

This quickstart demonstrates how to convert a nested Python dictionary into an XML string using the `dict2xml` function. It uses the `wrap` parameter to specify a root element and `indent` for readability.

from dict2xml import dict2xml data = { 'root_element': { 'item1': 123, 'item2': [ {'sub_item_a': 'hello'}, {'sub_item_b': 'world'} ], 'item3': { 'nested_value': 'example' } } } xml_string = dict2xml(data, wrap='root', indent=' ') print(xml_string)

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gotchaThe library does not support adding attributes directly to XML elements. Dictionary keys are treated as element names, and their values as element content.

gotchaBy default, `dict2xml` sorts dictionary keys alphabetically when converting them to XML elements, which can lead to unexpected ordering if not explicitly handled. `OrderedDict` keys are *not* sorted by default.

breakingAs of version 1.7.0, `dict2xml` officially dropped support for Python 2. It is now only supported for Python 3.6+ (though it may still work in 3.5).

gotchaThe library does not automatically include an XML declaration line (e.g., `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>`) in the generated XML string.

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githubhttp://github.com/delfick/python-dict2xml ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/dict2xml/ ↗