You can install pyilcd via [pip] from [PyPI]:
$ pip install pyilcdfrom pyilcd import parse_file_contact_dataset, validate_file_contact_dataset, save_ilcd_file, Defaults
# Override defaults if needed, else skip. Defaults are already set.
Defaults.config_defaults("config.ini") # Replace with your own config file
# Validate the ContactDataset class against the ContactDataset schema.
validate_file_contact_dataset("data/invalid/sample_contact_invalid.xml") # Replace with your own XML file
>> data/contact/sample_contact_invalid.xml:17:0:ERROR:SCHEMASV:SCHEMAV_CVC_DATATYPE_VALID_1_2_1: Element '{http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common}class', attribute 'level': 'a' is not a valid value of the atomic type '{http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common}LevelType'. data/contact/sample_contact_invalid.xml:17:0:ERROR:SCHEMASV:SCHEMAV_CVC_IDC: Element '{http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common}class', attribute 'level': Warning: No precomputed value available, the value was either invalid or something strange happened.
# Parse the required XML file to ContactDataset class.
contactDataset = parse_file_contact_dataset("data/contact/sample_contact.xml") # Replace with your own XML file
contactDataset
>> <Element {http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Contact}contactDataSet at 0x1c85f20c780>
## Change whatever attributes you need changing.
dataSetInformation = contactDataset.contactInformation.dataSetInformation
dataSetInformation.UUID
>> 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
dataSetInformation.UUID = "10000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
dataSetInformation.UUID
>> 10000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
## Save final ContactDataset class as an XML file, make sure root directory exists.
save_ilcd_file(contactDataset, "out/sample_contact_new.xml") # Replace with your own pathContributions are very welcome. To learn more, see the Contributor Guide.
Distributed under the terms of the GPL 3.0 license, pyilcd is free and open source software.
If you encounter any problems, please file an issue along with a detailed description.