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Python SOAP server (flask) + wsdl generation

Simple tutorial how quickly create SOAP server using python "Flask-Enterprise" package for "flash" web framework. Example comes with basic client using "suds" package.

Install

$ pip install Flask-Enterprise

Create app file

soap.py
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from time import ctime
from flask import Flask
from flaskext.enterprise import Enterprise

app = Flask(__name__)

enterprise = Enterprise(app)


class DemoService(enterprise.SOAPService):
    __soap_server_address__ = '/soap'
    __soap_target_namespace__ = 'ns'

    @enterprise.soap(_returns=enterprise._sp.String)
    def get_time(self):
        return ctime()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(host='127.0.0.1', port=5555)

Run service

$ python soap.py

Create client

client.py
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from suds.client import Client

c = Client('http://127.0.0.1:5555/soap?wsdl')
print c.service.get_time()

Run test

$ python client.py
Tue Aug 13 19:49:53 2013