Convert a list of URLs to an XML sitemap

url_to_xml_sitemap.py

import datetime
import pandas as pd
lastmod = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
url_list = [
    'https://nbastats.pro/player/Eric_Moreland',
    'https://nbastats.pro/player/Marc_Iavaroni',
    'https://nbastats.pro/player/Keith_Tower',
    'https://nbastats.pro/player/Hakeem_Olajuwon',
    'https://nbastats.pro/player/Mike_Price',
    'https://nbastats.pro/player/Doug_Collins',
]

print((pd.DataFrame({
    'loc': url_list,
    'lastmod': lastmod})
       .to_xml(
           index=False,
           root_name='urlset',
           row_name='url',
           namespaces={"": "http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"}
       )))

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://nbastats.pro/player/Eric_Moreland</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-04-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nbastats.pro/player/Marc_Iavaroni</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-04-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nbastats.pro/player/Keith_Tower</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-04-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nbastats.pro/player/Hakeem_Olajuwon</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-04-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nbastats.pro/player/Mike_Price</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-04-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://nbastats.pro/player/Doug_Collins</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-04-15</lastmod>
  </url>
</urlset>