gistfile1.py

# Method 0
attribs = {}
for elem in config_etree:
    try:
        attribs[elem.tag] = elem.text
    except:
        ET.dump(elem) #prints the xml to stdout so I can see why it failed
curr_tileset.__dict__.update(attribs)

# Method 1
attribs = {}
for elem in config_etree:
    if hasattr(elem, "text"):
        attribs[elem.tag] = elem.text
    else:
        ET.dump(elem)
curr_tileset.__dict__.update(attribs)