Function to convert dict/list into XML, with support attribute

dict_to_xml.py

from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, tostring

def xml_to_str(the_xml):
    return tostring(the_xml)

def list_to_xml(each_tag, the_list):
    elements = []
    for item in the_list:
        element = Element(each_tag)
        if type(item) is list:
            child_elements = list_to_xml(each_tag, item)
            for e in child_elements:
                elements.append(e)
            continue
        if type(item) is dict:
            elements.append(dict_to_xml(each_tag, item))
            continue
        else:
            element.text = str(item)
            elements.append(element)
    return elements

def dict_to_xml(wrap_tag, the_dict):
    element = Element(wrap_tag)
    for key, val in the_dict.items():
        if key.startswith('@'):
            element.set(key[1:], str(val))
            continue
        if type(val) is dict:
            element.append(dict_to_xml(key, val))
            continue
        if type(val) is list:
            elements = list_to_xml(key, val)
            for e in elements:
                element.append(e)
            continue
        else:           
            child = Element(key)
            child.text = str(val)
            element.append(child)
    return element