Python xmlrpclib client over Unix sockets

unix_xmlrpc.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Works for Python 2.4.  Newer versions of Python changed xmlrpclib, a lot...
#


import httplib
import socket
import xmlrpclib


class UnixStreamHTTPConnection(httplib.HTTPConnection):
    def connect(self):
        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        self.sock.connect(self.socketpath)


class UnixStreamHTTP(httplib.HTTP):
    _connection_class = UnixStreamHTTPConnection


    def __init__(self, socketpath):
        self.socketpath = socketpath
        httplib.HTTP.__init__(self)


    def _setup(self, conn):
        httplib.HTTP._setup(self, conn)
        self._conn.socketpath = self.socketpath


class UnixStreamTransport(xmlrpclib.Transport):
    def __init__(self, socketpath):
        self.socketpath = socketpath


    def make_connection(self, host):
        return UnixStreamHTTP(self.socketpath)


proxy = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(
    'http://', # just enough to keep ServerProxy happy
    transport=UnixStreamTransport('/tmp/server.sock')
)
print proxy.echo('echo')


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