#!/usr/bin/env python import iksemel doc = iksemel.newDocument("lala") try: doc.appendTag("lala") except iksemel.NotTag: pass try: doc.appendData("lala") except iksemel.NotTag: pass try: doc.prependTag("lala") except iksemel.NotTag: pass try: doc.prependData("lala") except iksemel.NotTag: pass