from xml.etree.ElementTree import XML
xml = XML.parse("sample.xml")
root = xml.getroot()
# def show_node(node):
# print node.tag
# if node.text is not None and node.text.strip():
# print 'text: "%s"' % node.text
# if node.tail is not None and node.tail.strip():
# print 'tail: "%s"' % node.tail
# for name, value in sorted(node.attrib.items()):
# print ' %-4s = "%s"' % (name, value)
# for child in node:
# show_node(child)
# return
# for elem in xml:
# print elem
#show_node(elem)
print root
