对于python仅作为客户端调用webservice的情况,推荐使用suds库来完成,比起zsi,soapy之类,它可以说是相当轻量级,使用非常方便。
安装suds建议使用easy_insall来做。下面是官方的一些例子:
- from suds.client import Client
- url = 'http://localhost:7080/webservices/WebServiceTestBean?wsdl'
- client = Client(url)
- #查看该service提供的方法
- print client
- Suds - version: 0.3.3 build: (beta) R397-20081121
- Service (WebServiceTestBeanService) tns="http://test.server.enterprise.rhq.org/"
- Prefixes (1):
- ns0 = "http://test.server.enterprise.rhq.org/"
- Ports (1):
- (Soap)
- Methods:
- addPerson(Person person, )
- echo(xs:string arg0, )
- getList(xs:string str, xs:int length, )
- getPercentBodyFat(xs:string name, xs:int height, xs:int weight)
- getPersonByName(Name name, )
- hello()
- testExceptions()
- testListArg(xs:string[] list, )
- testVoid()
- updatePerson(AnotherPerson person, name name, )
- Types (23):
- Person
- Name
- Phone
- AnotherPerson
1.简单参数调用
- result = client.service.getPercentBodyFat('jeff', 68, 170)
- print result
- result = client.service.getPercentBodyFat(name='jeff', height=68, weight=170)
- print result
- #词典
- d = dict(name='jeff', height=68, weight=170)
- result = client.service.getPercentBodyFat(**d)
- print result
- You have 21% body fat.
2.复杂参数
- person = client.factory.create('Person')
- print person
- (Person)=
- {
- phone = []
- age = NONE
- name(Name) =
- {
- last = NONE
- first = NONE
- }
- }
#设置变量
- phone = client.factory.create('Phone')
- phone.npa = 202
- phone.nxx = 555
- phone.number = 1212
- name = client.factory.create('Name')
- name.first = 'Elmer'
- name.last = 'Fudd'
- person.name = name
- person.age = 35
- person.phone = [phone]
- #或者
- person.phone.append(phone)
- try:
- person_added = client.service.addPerson(person)
- except WebFault, e:
- print e
在0.3.8以上版本还提供了更简单的调用方式,完美的json
- person = {}
- #根据对象结构构造json
- phone = {
- 'npa':202,
- 'nxx':555,
- 'number':1212,
- }
- name = {
- 'first':'Elmer',
- 'last':'Fudd'
- }
- person['name'] = name
- person['age'] = 35
- person['phone'] = [phone,]
- try:
- person_added = client.service.addPerson(person)
- except WebFault, e:
- print e
3.异常处理
- client = client(url, faults=False)
- result = client.service.addPerson(person)
- print result
- ( 200, person ...)
更多可以查看官方文档:https://fedorahosted.org/suds/wiki/Documentation,里面还讲了soap头得安全认证,webservice cache等高级话题,有需要可以查看,都比较详细。