format_recipes.py

import xml.etree.ElementTree as et
import sys


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv[1]) > 0:
        f = sys.argv[1]
    else:
        f = "D:\perforce\GameSDK\Scripts\Crafting\Recipes.xml"

    tree = et.parse(f)

    root = tree.getroot()

    recipes = tree.findall("recipe")
    file = open("formatted_recipes.txt", "w+")
    for recipe in recipes:
        recipe_name = recipe.attrib["name"]
        for con_time in recipe:
            construction_time = con_time.attrib["time"]
            item_name = con_time.findall("item")[0].attrib["name"]
            mats = con_time.findall("material")
            materials = set()
            file.write("Item Name: " + item_name + "\n")
            file.write("Time to Construct: " + construction_time + "\n")
            file.write("Name of Recipe: " + recipe_name + "\n")
            for mat in mats:
                file.write("Mats Needed: " + mat.attrib["name"] + "\n")
            file.write("---------------------" + "\n")