def empty_mets():
        """
        Create an empty METS file from bundled template.
        """
        tpl = METS_XML_EMPTY.decode('utf-8')
        tpl = tpl.replace('{{ VERSION }}', VERSION)
        tpl = tpl.replace('{{ NOW }}', '%s' % datetime.now())
        return OcrdMets(content=tpl.encode('utf-8'))
Create an empty METS file from bundled template.