def _create_hello_tree_msg(self, msg, name, reply):
if isinstance(msg, bytes):
msg = msg.decode('utf-8', 'strict')
message = SubElement(reply, "Message")
# check if object is iterable and not a string
try:
iter(msg)
except TypeError:
msg = str(msg)
if isinstance(msg, str):
message.text = msg
message.tail = ""
else:
# after parsing the message, change the cluster tag to "message".
self.parse(msg, name, message)
message = reply[1]
message.tag = "Message"
message.text = ""
message.tail = ""
cluster = message[0]
cluster.tail = ""