xmltodict

parsexml.txt

In [1]: import xmltodict

In [14]: print(data)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<server>
    <response>
        <status>ok</status>
        <actions>
            <action>
                <subsystem>hourChooser</subsystem>
                <command>put hours</command>
                <data>
                    <hours>
                        <custom>0</custom>
                        <hour>
                            <start>09:35</start>
                            <end>08:45</end>
                            <name> </name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>08:45</start>
                            <end>09:35</end>
                            <name>1e lesuur</name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>09:35</start>
                            <end>10:25</end>
                            <name>2e lesuur</name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>10:25</start>
                            <end>11:15</end>
                            <name>3e lesuur</name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>11:15</start>
                            <end>11:40</end>
                            <name>speeltijd</name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>11:40</start>
                            <end>12:30</end>
                            <name>4e lesuur</name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>12:30</start>
                            <end>13:50</end>
                            <name>middagpauze</name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>13:50</start>
                            <end>14:40</end>
                            <name>5e lesuur</name>
                        </hour>
                        <hour>
                            <start>14:40</start>
                            <end>15:30</end>
                            <name>6e lesuur</name>
                        </hour>
                    </hours>
                </data>
            </action>
        </actions>
    </response>
</server>


In [15]: xmltodict.parse(data)
Out[15]: 
{'server': {'response': {'status': 'ok',
   'actions': {'action': {'subsystem': 'hourChooser',
     'command': 'put hours',
     'data': {'hours': {'custom': '0',
       'hour': [{'start': '09:35', 'end': '08:45', 'name': None},
        {'start': '08:45', 'end': '09:35', 'name': '1e lesuur'},
        {'start': '09:35', 'end': '10:25', 'name': '2e lesuur'},
        {'start': '10:25', 'end': '11:15', 'name': '3e lesuur'},
        {'start': '11:15', 'end': '11:40', 'name': 'speeltijd'},
        {'start': '11:40', 'end': '12:30', 'name': '4e lesuur'},
        {'start': '12:30', 'end': '13:50', 'name': 'middagpauze'},
        {'start': '13:50', 'end': '14:40', 'name': '5e lesuur'},
        {'start': '14:40', 'end': '15:30', 'name': '6e lesuur'}]}}}}}}}

In [17]: print('\n'.join([f"{les['name']}: {les['start']} - {les['end']}" for les in d['server']['response']['actions']['action']['data']['hours']['hour']]))
None: 09:35 - 08:45
1e lesuur: 08:45 - 09:35
2e lesuur: 09:35 - 10:25
3e lesuur: 10:25 - 11:15
speeltijd: 11:15 - 11:40
4e lesuur: 11:40 - 12:30
middagpauze: 12:30 - 13:50
5e lesuur: 13:50 - 14:40
6e lesuur: 14:40 - 15:30

In [18]: 

unparse.txt

In [23]: request = {
    ...:   'request': {
    ...:     'command': {
    ...:       'subsystem': 'event',
    ...:       'action': 'get hours',
    ...:       'params': {
    ...:         'param': {
    ...:           '@name': 'currentdate',
    ...:           '#text': '1676212585.984'
    ...:         }
    ...:       }
    ...:     }
    ...:   }
    ...: }

In [24]: xml = xmltodict.unparse(request, pretty=True)

In [25]: print(xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<request>
	<command>
		<subsystem>event</subsystem>
		<action>get hours</action>
		<params>
			<param name="currentdate">1676212585.984</param>
		</params>
	</command>
</request>