import xml.etree.ElementTree as xml
 
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
def createXML(filename):
    """
    Create an example XML file
    """
    root = xml.Element("zAppointments")
    appt = xml.Element("appointment")
    root.append(appt)
 
    # add appointment children
    begin = xml.SubElement(appt, "begin")
    begin.text = "1181251680"
 
    uid = xml.SubElement(appt, "uid")
    uid.text = "040000008200E000"
 
    alarmTime = xml.SubElement(appt, "alarmTime")
    alarmTime.text = "1181572063"
 
    state = xml.SubElement(appt, "state")
 
    location = xml.SubElement(appt, "location")
 
    duration = xml.SubElement(appt, "duration")
    duration.text = "1800"
 
    subject = xml.SubElement(appt, "subject")
 
    xmlstr = xml.tostring(root, encoding='unicode', method='xml')
    print(xmlstr)
 
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    createXML("appt.xml")