Update: Accommodate reviewer Phil's feedback

suds/sudsobject.py

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def items(sobject):
         yield item
 
 
-def asdict(sobject,recursive=False):
+def asdict(sobject, recursive=False):
     """
     Convert a sudsobject into a dictionary.
 

tests/test_utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import pytest
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import testutils
+    testutils.run_using_pytest(globals())
+
+from suds.sudsobject import Object
+from suds.sudsobject import asdict, recursive_asdict
+
+
+# test_suds_functions.py
+
+def test_asdict():
+    # Create a suds object
+    sobject = Object()
+    sobject.name = "John Doe"
+    sobject.age = 30
+    sobject.children = []
+
+    # Call the asdict function
+    result = asdict(sobject)
+
+    # Assert the expected result
+    expected = {
+        'name': 'John Doe',
+        'age': 30,
+        'children': []
+    }
+    assert result == expected
+
+
+def test_recursive_asdict():
+    # Create a suds object with nested objects
+    outer_object = Object()
+    outer_object.name = "John Doe"
+    outer_object.age = 30
+    outer_object.children = []
+
+    inner_object = Object()
+    inner_object.name = "Jane Doe"
+    inner_object.age = 25
+    inner_object.children = []
+
+    outer_object.children.append(inner_object)
+
+    grandchild_object = Object()
+    grandchild_object.name = "Baby Doe"
+    grandchild_object.age = 1
+
+    inner_object.children.append(grandchild_object)
+
+    # Call the recursive_asdict function
+    result = asdict(outer_object,True)
+
+    # Assert the expected result
+    expected = {
+        'name': 'John Doe',
+        'age': 30,
+        'children': [
+            {
+                'name': 'Jane Doe',
+                'age': 25,
+                'children': [
+                    {
+                        'name': 'Baby Doe',
+                        'age': 1
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    assert result == expected
+