---
id: dicttoxml2
version: "2.1.0"
license: GPL-2.0
license_treatment: copyleft
maintenance: abandoned
---

# dicttoxml2 — Converts a Python dictionary or other native data type into a valid XML string.

License: copyleft · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 119.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

dicttoxml2 is a lightweight library that serializes Python dictionaries and other native data types into XML strings. It is a maintained fork of the original dicttoxml, updated to support Python 3.7 and forward while dropping support for end-of-life Python versions. The package has no external runtime dependencies, making installation straightforward.

The library is intended as a drop-in replacement for the original dicttoxml. It supports Python 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11 according to its classifiers and is marked as production-stable. However, the package has been abandoned since 2022-08-13 with no commits or releases since that date, meaning it will not receive updates for new Python versions or bug fixes.

Use it for:

- Serialize application configuration stored in Python dicts to XML format for interoperability with XML-based systems
- Convert REST API response data (typically dict-like) to XML for clients that require XML output
- Generate XML documents programmatically from nested Python data structures without writing XML by hand
- Export structured data from Python applications to XML files for archival or data interchange

## Worth the install?

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

Converts Python dictionaries and native data types into valid XML strings with no external runtime dependencies.

Yes, if you need simple dict-to-XML conversion and are running Python 3.7–3.11 without plans to upgrade soon. The low install friction and lack of dependencies make it lightweight. However, the GPL-2.0 copyleft license restricts use in proprietary projects, and the package's abandonment since 2022-08-13 means no future maintenance or Python version support—consider this a stable but frozen tool suitable only for stable, unchanging environments.

## Install

pip install dicttoxml2
uv add dicttoxml2
poetry add dicttoxml2

## Installing dicttoxml2

Before you install: Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Package is abandoned as of 2022-08-13 with no commits since; relies on stable Python 3.7+ support.

License in practice: Released under GPL-2.0 (copyleft). Any derivative work or distribution must also be licensed under GPL-2.0 and include source code; this may restrict use in proprietary projects.

Quickstart:

pip install dicttoxml2

import dicttoxml2
xml = dicttoxml2.dicttoxml({'key': 'value'})

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package handles edge cases in dict-to-XML conversion (nested structures, special characters, type coercion) as expected
- Whether abandonment since 2022-08-13 means compatibility issues have emerged with Python 3.10+ in real-world use

## Package facts

- License: GPL-2.0 (copyleft)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 119.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

dict to xml conversion, python dictionary xml serialization, convert dict to xml, xml generation from python objects, dictionary xml encoder, serialization, xml-generation, abandoned

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