The XML manifest string that the util.createSliver method generates often needs to be converted to a python dict, so that it can be processed in custom ways users want. Maybe we can add a function like convertXMLManifestToDict() or something like that. The xmltodict library can be used. Additionally, we can add the PyYAML library to the geni image to make it available to users since generating yml files is often required during runtime.
The XML manifest string that the
util.createSlivermethod generates often needs to be converted to a pythondict, so that it can be processed in custom ways users want. Maybe we can add a function likeconvertXMLManifestToDict()or something like that. Thexmltodictlibrary can be used. Additionally, we can add thePyYAMLlibrary to thegeniimage to make it available to users since generating yml files is often required during runtime.