+ def parse_dict(self, d, root_tag_name='xml', element = None):
+ if element is None:
+ self.parse_xml('<%s/>' % root_tag_name)
+ element = self.root
+
+ if 'text' in d:
+ text = d.pop('text')
+ element.text = text
+
+ # handle repeating fields
+ for (key, value) in d.items():
+ if isinstance(value, list):
+ value = d.pop(key)
+ for val in value:
+ if isinstance(val, dict):
+ child_element = etree.SubElement(element, key)
+ self.parse_dict(val, key, child_element)
+
+ element.attrib.update(d)
+