string2json.py

import json
import io
from xml.dom import minidom

xmldoc = minidom.parse('values-ru/strings.xml')
itemlist = xmldoc.getElementsByTagName('string')

with io.open('app_ru.arb', 'w', encoding='utf8') as out_file:
    out_file.write('{'.decode('utf-8'))
    for s in itemlist:
        if (s.firstChild != None):
            out_file.write('"'.decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write(s.getAttribute("name").decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write('"'.decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write(": ".decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write('"'.decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write(s.firstChild.data.encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write('"'.decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write(','.decode('utf-8'))
            out_file.write('\n'.decode('utf-8'))
        else:
            out_file.write(''.decode('utf-8'))
    out_file.write('}'.decode('utf-8'))