in src/module_utils/sap_automation_qa.py [0:0]
def parse_xml_output(self, xml_output: str) -> Optional[ET.Element]:
"""
Parses the XML output and returns the root element.
:param xml_output: XML output to parse
:type xml_output: str
:return: The root element of the XML output
:rtype: Optional[ET.Element]
"""
if xml_output.startswith("<"):
return ET.fromstring(xml_output)
return None