Convert basic Python objects to PowerShell CLIXML format

py2clixml.py

def clixml(a, top=True):
    import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
    if top:
        objects = ET.Element('Objects')
        obj = clixml(a, top=False)
        obj.tag = 'Object'
        objects.append(obj)
        return ET.tostring(objects)
    elif a is None:
        return ET.Element('Property')
    elif a in (True, False):
        return ET.Element('Property', Type='System.Boolean', text=str(a))
    elif isinstance(a, int):
        return ET.Element('Property', Type='System.Int32', text=str(a))
    elif isinstance(a, float):
        return ET.Element('Property', Type='System.Double', text=str(a))
    elif isinstance(a, basestring):
        return ET.Element('Property', Type='System.String', text=str(a))
    elif isinstance(a, list):
        obj = ET.Element('Property', Type='System.Object[]')
        [obj.append(clixml(i, top=False)) for i in a]
        return obj
    elif isinstance(a, dict):
        obj = ET.Element('Property', Type='System.Collections.Hashtable')
        for k,v in a.items():
            kobj = clixml(k, top=False)
            kobj.set('Name', 'Key')
            obj.append(kobj)
            vobj = clixml(v, top=False)
            vobj.set('Name', 'Value')
            obj.append(vobj)
        return obj
    else:
        raise NotImplementedError