XML File to Dictionary

import xmltodict
import pprint
import json
with open('sample.xml') as fd:
    doc1 = xmltodict.parse(fd.read())
doc1
OrderedDict([('note',
              OrderedDict([('to', 'Tove'),
                           ('from', 'Jani'),
                           ('heading', 'Reminder'),
                           ('body', "Don't forget me this weekend!")]))])
doc1['note']['heading']
'Reminder'