29/40 - Converting CSV to XML

Transforming CSV files into XML may initially appear daunting, yet leveraging Python and its powerful libraries simplifies the task significantly. By harnessing your Python library xml.etree.ElementTree, you can seamlessly integrate XML functionality, thereby enhancing your ability to conduct extensive data analysis. Below, you'll find a detailed walkthrough of the process to convert a large CSV file into an XML object, fully prepared for your analytical needs.

Initially, there were over 50000 cars associated in the CSV. Because I was using SXLT to style my pages dynamically, I needed to limit the car list to 138. Below are screenshots of the Image optimization.

New Car XML

<cars><car><company>Kia</company><model>Sorento</model><type>LX</type><size>SUV</size><transmission>automatic</transmission><state>ca</state><condition>5</condition><odometer>16639</odometer><color>white</color><interior>black</interior><seller>kia motors america  inc</seller><mmr>20500</mmr><sellingprice>21500</sellingprice><saleday>Tue</saleday><salemonth>Dec</salemonth><saleyear>2014</saleyear></car><car><company>Kia</company><model>Sorento</model><type>LX</type><size>SUV</size><transmission>automatic</transmission><state>ca</state><condition>5</condition><odometer>9393</odometer><color>white</color><interior>beige</interior><seller>kia motors america  inc</seller><mmr>20800</mmr><sellingprice>21500</sellingprice><saleday>Tue</saleday><salemonth>Dec</salemonth><saleyear>2014</saleyear></car>