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 1 def serialize_xml(d):
 2     # simple serializer
 3     if not isinstance(d, (dict,list,tuple)):
 4         raise TypeError("Expected a dict here")
 5     yield "\r\n"
 6     if isinstance(d, dict): 
 7         for k,v in d.items():
 8             if isinstance(v, (dict,list,tuple)):
 9                 v = "".join(serialize_xml(v))
10             yield "<%(key)s>%(value)s</%(key)s>\r\n" % {
11                 'key':k,
12                 'value':v
13                 }
14     elif isinstance(d, (tuple, list)):
15         for v in d:
16             if isinstance(v, (dict,list,tuple)):
17                 v = serialize_xml(v)
18             yield "<value>%s</value>\r\n" % v