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# 7. Using XML-RPC with Python

Fredrik Lundh has provided an excellent XML-RPC library for Python.

To install, download the latest version. You can either stick the `*.py` files in the same directory as your Python code, or you can install them in your system's Python directory.

RedHat 6.2 users can type the following:

    bash$ mkdir xmlrpclib-0.9.8
    bash$ cd xmlrpclib-0.9.8
    bash$ unzip ../xmlrpc-0.9.8-990621.zip
    bash$ python
    python> import xmlrpclib
    python> import xmlrpcserver
    python> Control-D
    bash$ su -c 'cp *.py *.pyc /usr/lib/python1.5/'

We `import` two of the `*.py` files to trick Python into compiling them. Users of other platforms should consult their Python documentation.

For more Python examples, see the article XML-RPC: It Works Both Ways on the O'Reilly Network.

## 7.1. A Python Client

The following program shows how to call an XML-RPC server from Python:

    import xmlrpclib

    # Create an object to represent our server.
    server_url = 'http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/api/sample.php';
    server = xmlrpclib.Server(server_url);

    # Call the server and get our result.
    result = server.sample.sumAndDifference(5, 3)
    print "Sum:", result['sum']
    print "Difference:", result['difference']

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