try:
		if True in [z.endswith('.xml') for z in os.listdir(k)]:
			datasetdictionary[k]['notes'] = 'xmls-already-onmichprod'
	except:
 		try:
			if True in [z.endswith('.xml') for z in os.listdir(alt)]:
				datasetdictionary[k]['notes'] = 'xmls-already-on-michprod in' + ' ' + alt
			elif not True in [z.endswith('.xml') for z in os.listdir(alt)]:
				datasetdictionary[k]['notes'] = 'xmls-needed-from-retro'
		except:
			datasetdictionary[k]['notes'] = 'dataset not found under any known alias on michprod'