def make_serializer(package, file_):
"""Return a serializer that will serialize `package` to `file_`.
`file_` is a writable file-like object. It is the responsibility of the
caller to close it.
The returned object must implement the interface for which
:class:`advene_xml._Serializer` is the reference implementation.
"""
return _Serializer(package, file_, _FORMAT)
def serialize_to(package, file_):
"""A shortcut for ``make_serializer(package, file_).serialize()``.
See also `make_serializer`.
"""
return _Serializer(package, file_, _FORMAT).serialize()
