class _XO_Eggs: def __init__(self): self.this = 'that' def hello(self): print "Hello world" xml_str =""" Some text about eggs. Ode to Spam """ xml_file = open('test.xml', 'w') xml_file.write(xml_str) xml_file.close() from xml_objectify import * #-- Create an instance, but don't manage to find our _XO_Eggs class! xml_object = XML_Objectify('test.xml') py_obj = xml_object.make_instance() print pyobj_printer(py_obj) try: py_obj.Eggs.hello() except: print "Eggs don't say hello" #-- OK, have to get our _XO_Eggs class into the xml_objectify namespace! import xml_objectify xml_objectify._XO_Eggs = _XO_Eggs xml_object = XML_Objectify('test.xml') py_obj = xml_object.make_instance() print pyobj_printer(py_obj) try: py_obj.Eggs.hello() except: print "Eggs don't say hello"