---
id: dict2xml
version: "1.7.8"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
---

# dict2xml — Small utility to convert a python dictionary into an XML string

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 1.1M/mo

## What it is and what it does

dict2xml is a lightweight utility that serializes Python dictionaries into XML strings. It takes a dictionary as input and produces formatted XML output with control over element wrapping, indentation, and newline handling. The library offers a simple functional interface via dict2xml() and a more flexible Converter class for advanced use cases like custom key sorting, self-closing tags for specific values, and control over how arrays are wrapped.

The package has no external runtime dependencies, making it quick to install and integrate. It supports Python 3.5+ and has been in production use since 2012. Key limitations include no support for XML attributes, custom data type hooks, or XML declarations—it focuses on straightforward dictionary-to-XML conversion for data serialization tasks.

Use it for:

- Serialize application configuration dictionaries to XML for legacy systems or interoperability.
- Convert API response data structures into XML format for downstream processing or storage.
- Generate XML reports or data exports from Python data structures in batch jobs.
- Transform nested Python objects into XML for SOAP or XML-RPC communication.
- Export structured data from Python applications to XML-based workflows or tools.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Converts Python dictionaries into XML strings with configurable formatting, wrapping, and tag behavior.

Yes. The package is lightweight, dependency-free, stable, and carries no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you need straightforward dictionary-to-XML conversion. Skip it if you require XML attributes, namespaces, or CDATA handling—those are documented limitations, not bugs.

## Install

pip install dict2xml
uv add dict2xml
poetry add dict2xml

## Installing dict2xml

Before you install: No runtime dependencies and a pure-Python wheel distribution make installation straightforward. The package is aging (last release 212 days ago) but remains actively maintained; the repository is not archived and the codebase is stable.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

from dict2xml import dict2xml

data = {'a': 1, 'b': [2, 3]}
result = dict2xml(data, wrap="root", indent="  ")

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package handles deeply nested structures or very large dictionaries without performance degradation.
- Support for XML namespaces, attributes, or CDATA sections beyond what the description explicitly covers.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 1.1M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

dictionary to xml conversion, python dict xml serialization, convert dict to xml string, xml generation from python, dict xml formatter, python data to xml, xml-serialization, data-conversion

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