Convert a list of dictionaries into an XML representation

dict_to_xml.py

from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, SubElement

def dict_to_xml(data, root_name='events'):
    # a list of dictionaries, converted into xml.
    root = Element(root_name)

    def _make_xml(i_root, data_dict):
        for field, val in data_dict.iteritems():
            if isinstance(val, dict):
                i_data = SubElement(i_root, field)
                _make_xml(i_data, val)
            else:
                SubElement(i_root, field).text = str(val)

    for data_dict in data:
        item_root = SubElement(root, root_name[:-1])
        _make_xml(item_root, data_dict)
    return root