line = 'facebook-smiley-face-for-comments.png <smiley symbols>'

objname = line.split(' ')[0]

file = open('new-file', 'w')
file.write('<icon>\n'
           '<text>:)</text>\n'
           '<text>:-)</text>\n'
           '<text>:]</text>\n'
           '<object mime=\'image/png\'>%s</object>\n</icon>'
           % objname)

file.close()