def to_dict(self):
     return dict({'identification': self.identifier,
                  'information': self.information,
                  'nodes': {e.position: e.to_dict for e in self.children}
                  })

def to_dict(self):
         return dict({'identification': self.identifier,
                      'information': self.information,
                      'nodes': {e.position: e.to_dict for e in self.children} if self.children
                      })

def to_dict(self):
     retval = {'identification': self.identifier,
               'information': self.information,
              }
     if self.children:
         retval['nodes'] = {e.position: e.to_dict for e in self.children}
     return retval

def to_dict(self):
     retval = dict(identification=self.identifier,
                   information=self.information)
     if self.children:
         retval['nodes'] = {e.position: e.to_dict for e in self.children}
     return retval