How to use SOAP with Python?

Franklin 88 Published: 11/21/2024

How to use SOAP with Python?

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So, let me try again in Simplified Chinese:

import requests

import xmltodict


soap_request = '''


<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"


xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"


xmlns:wsdl="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/wsdl">


user1


</soap:Envelope>


'''


soap_request_dict = xmltodict.parse(soap_request)


response = requests.post('http://example.com/webservice', data=soap_request, headers={'Content-Type': 'text/xml'})


if response.status_code == 200:


soap_response_dict = xmltodict.parse(response.content)


print(soap_response_dict['Envelope']['Body']['GetUserDetailsResult'])


else:


print('Failed to get user details:', response.status_code)

Python soap server wsdl server

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Now, let's get to the topic at hand: Python soap server WSDL server!

Python Soap Server

To create a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) server using Python, you can leverage the soaplib library. Here's a basic example of how to set up a SOAP server:

Install soaplib using pip: 

   pip install soaplib
Create a Python script with your desired SOAP service (e.g., myservice.py): 

   from soaplib.core import soap

@soap(soapBinding=True, location="http://localhost:8000/myservice")


class MyService:


def hello(self):


return "Hello, World!"


if name == "main":


from soaplib.core.server import SoapServer


server = SoapServer(MyService())


server.serve()
Run the script to start your SOAP server. Test your SOAP service using tools like SoapUI or Postman.

WSDL (Web Service Description Language) Generation

Now that we have our Python SOAP server up and running, let's generate a WSDL file!

Install wsdl_generator using pip: 
   pip install wsdl_generator
Use the wsdl_generator to create a WDSL file from your Python SOAP service: 
   from wsdl_generator import WSDLOutput

wsdl = WSDLOutput()


wsdl.add_port("http://localhost:8000/myservice")


wsdl.add_service(MyService())


with open('myservice.wsdl', 'w') as f:


f.write(wsdl.to_string())

This script will generate a myservice.wsdl file that describes your SOAP service.

WSDL Server

Now, you can create a WSDL server using Python. One option is to use the ws4py library:

Install ws4py using pip: 
   pip install ws4py

Here's an example of how to set up a WSDL server using ws4py:

Create a Python script with your desired WSDL service (e.g., wsvs.py): 
   from ws4py.suds import WebService

wservice = WebService()

Load the WSDL file

wsdl_file = open('myservice.wsdl', 'r')


wservice.load(wsdl_file.read())


if name == "main":


from ws4py.serve import SoapServer


server = SoapServer(wservice)


server.serve()
Run the script to start your WSDL server. Test your WSDL service using tools like SoapUI or Postman.

This is just a basic example of how you can set up a Python SOAP server and generate a WSDL file. For more advanced scenarios, you may need to delve deeper into the world of SOAP and WSDL!

Hope this helps!

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