text: 
  import sys, os
  from pathlib import Path
  
  from tqdm import tqdm
  import h5py as hf
  
  import omnifig as fig
  
  import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
  
  from ... import util
  # from ..data import Dataset
  #
  # from ...data import standard_split, Device_Dataset, Info_Dataset, Splitable_Dataset, Testable_Dataset, Batchable_Dataset, Image_Dataset
  
  
  @fig.Script('format-iam', description='Format IAM handwriting dataset')
  def format_iam(A):
  	
  	root = A.pull('root', '<>path', None)
  	if root is None:
  		root = util.get_data_dir(A)
  	else:
  		root = Path(root)
  	root = root / 'iam'
  	
  	lroot = root / 'lines'
  	assert lroot.is_dir(), 'Missing IAM Lines dataset (download: https://fki.tic.heia-fr.ch/DBs/iamDB/data/lines.tgz)'
  	
  	xroot = root / 'xml'
  	assert xroot.is_dir(), 'Missing IAM XML meta data (download: https://fki.tic.heia-fr.ch/DBs/iamDB/data/xml.tgz)'
  	
  	dpath = root / 'lines.h5'
  	
  	f = hf.File(dpath, 'a+')
  	
  	if 'text' not in f:
  		
  		xpaths = list(xroot.glob('**/*.xml'))
  		
  		
  		
  		for xpath in tqdm(xpaths):
  			tree = ET.parse(xpath)
  			root = tree.getroot()
  			
  			elms = root[1]
  			ids = [line.attrib['IDs'] for line in elms]
  			lines = [line.attrib['text'] for line in elms]
  			
  			raise NotImplementedError
  		
  		pass
  	
  	
  	
  	f.close()
  	
  	pass
  
  
  