Dynamic Python object creation

demo.py

# data
data = '''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<menza>
    <date day="Monday">
        <meal name="Potato flat cakes">
            <ingredient name="potatoes"/>
            <ingredient name="flour"/>
            <ingredient name="eggs"/>
        </meal>
        <meal name="Pancakes">
            <ingredient name="milk"/>
            <ingredient name="flour"/>
            <ingredient name="eggs"/>
        </meal>
    </date>
</menza>'''

# load
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
menza_xml_tree = ET.fromstring(data)
obj = xml2py(menza_xml_tree)

# test
for date in obj.date:
    print(date.day)
    for meal in date.meal:
        print('\t', meal.name)
        for ingredient in meal.ingredient:
            print('\t\t', ingredient.name)
            

xml2py.py

def xml2py(node):
    """
    convert xml to python object
    node: xml.etree.ElementTree object
    """

    name = node.tag

    pytype = type(name, (object, ), {})
    pyobj = pytype()

    for attr in node.attrib.keys():
        setattr(pyobj, attr, node.get(attr))

    if node.text and node.text != '' and node.text != ' ' and node.text != '\n':
        setattr(pyobj, 'text', node.text)

    for cn in node:
        if not hasattr(pyobj, cn.tag):
            setattr(pyobj, cn.tag, [])
        getattr(pyobj, cn.tag).append(xml2py(cn))

    return pyobj