def get_xml_dict(self, _dict, name): xml_dict = Element(name) for k, v in _dict.items(): xml_item = Element('item') key = Element('key') value = Element('value') xml_item.key = key xml_item.value = value xml_item.key[-1] = k xml_item.value[-1] = v xml_dict.append(xml_item) return xml_dict