Description of xml_pickle and xml_objectify :
Since author David Mertz first introduced his handy utilities for high-level Python handling of XML documents, users and readers have contributed a number of extremely useful enhancements and suggestions. This column presents some of the changes to his module suite, as well as some tips on advanced aspects of using and customizing the modules. Code samples demonstrate py_obj._XML attributes, node attributes treated as objects and lists, py_obj magic attribute behavior, and more.