dicttoxml2

library2.1.0pypypi✓ verified 86d ago

Converts a Python dictionary or other native data type into a valid XML string. Version 2.1.0 supports Python 3.7+. Active development with infrequent releases.

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pip install dicttoxml2

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INSTALL

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dicttoxml2

devopspythonv2.1.0

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dicttoxml

✓ from dicttoxml2 import dicttoxml

✗ from dicttoxml import dicttoxml

dicttoxml2 is a fork; the original dicttoxml package exists under a different name.

Convert a dict to XML bytes; set attr_type=False to omit type attributes.

from dicttoxml2 import dicttoxml data = {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30} xml_bytes = dicttoxml(data, custom_root='person', attr_type=False) print(xml_bytes.decode('utf-8'))

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe function returns bytes, not a string. You must decode it for a text result.

fix

Use .decode('utf-8') on the result.

affects: >=2.0.0

gotchaBy default, attr_type=True adds type attributes (e.g., type="str") to XML elements. This is often unwanted.

fix

Pass attr_type=False to suppress type annotations.

affects: all

gotchaLists without a parent key cause duplicate root elements; the function wraps each item in a <item> tag by default.

fix

Either wrap list in a dict with a root key, or use custom_root to define a root element name.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dicttoxml'

Installed the fork dicttoxml2 but tried to import from dicttoxml.

fix

Install and import from dicttoxml2: pip install dicttoxml2 and from dicttoxml2 import dicttoxml

TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'

Used decode on a string or passed bytes to a library that expects string.

fix

Ensure you decode the XML bytes before passing to string-only functions: xml_string = dicttoxml(data).decode('utf-8')

ValueError: Invalid root element name: ...

custom_root parameter contains characters invalid in XML (e.g., spaces, numbers at start).

fix

Use a valid XML element name: start with letter or underscore, no spaces.

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Version history

2.1.0latest on PyPI · released Aug 13, 2022

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/Ousret/dicttoxml ↗

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