关于 Python SOAP Library 的初步调查

What's the best soap client library for Python, and where is the documentation for it?

Unfortunately, at the moment, I don't think there is a "best" Python SOAP library. Each of the mainstream ones available has its own pros and cons.

• Older libraries:
  • SOAPy: Was the "best," but no longer maintained. Does not work on Python 2.5+
  • ZSI: Very painful to use, and development is slow. Has a module called "SOAPpy", which is different than SOAPy (above).
• "Newer" libraries:
  • SUDS: Very Pythonic, and easy to create WSDL-consuming SOAP clients. Creating SOAP servers is a little bit more difficult.
  • soaplib: Creating servers is easy, creating clients a little bit more challenging.

Of the above, I've only used SUDS personally, and I liked it a lot.

在 IBM DeveloperWorks 站点上搜了一下，基本上介绍Python和SOAP的文章都是有点年头的了，以下是参考文章系列――The Python Web services developer：

• The world of Python Web services
• Web services software repository, Part 3
• Python SOAP libraries
• Python SOAP libraries, Part 2
• Messaging technologies compared
• RSS for Python
• The power of three: Python, Web services, and XSLT
• Python SOAP libraries, Part 4

看来早期的Python主要适用SOAPpy，不过貌似现在已经不那么流行了。稍微看了一下SUDS的文档，感觉易用性很强，非常适合作为测试的工具。