How can I serialize Python objects to XML?

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I need to serialize my Python objects into XML data. I tried to use Django, but it only works for QuerySet objects and not for any simple Python object.

How can I serialize a Python object into XML data?

Possible duplicate of [How can I change a Python object into XML?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3334446/how-can-i-change-a-python-object-into-xml) — Stevoisiak, Feb 13 '18 at 20:53

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 20 '10 at 14:19

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http://freshmeat.net/projects/gnosisxml/

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Thanks you very much, By noticed it serialize Python based objects (list , int ...) When I give it my custom objects it doesn't serialize it. Any help Thanks... – Wasim Jan 24 '10 at 10:25
Hi , Thanks , it now works perfectly. But , I see that the dumps output many attributes I don't really want or don't want to return them to the client to save traffic , like id , module, familly and type. Do you know a way to drop them. Thanks... – Wasim Jan 28 '10 at 10:41
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This answer should include more details, as [it is currently a link-only answer](https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/225370/351462). – Stevoisiak Feb 13 '18 at 15:04
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For any recent readers, gnosis is *long* out of date. I couldn't even install it without messing with its `setup.py`, and then it failed to parse certain things, looking for object properties that no longer exist in the language – Pavel Komarov Mar 19 '18 at 17:26

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 25 '15 at 15:15

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You could also have a look at the objectify module from lxml.

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I haven't actual used the lxml.objectify, but I do prefer lxml for straight xml processing. Very good library. – darelf Jan 20 '10 at 15:38
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This should include usage examples. – Stevoisiak Feb 13 '18 at 15:05

How can I serialize Python objects to XML?

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