[Python-Dev] Extending xmlrpclib to handle HTTP proxies

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Bill Bumgarner wrote:
> 
> I'm writing a Transport class to handle proxy servers such that the 
> xmlrpclib module will be able to communicate with a server that is on 
> the other side of a proxy somewhere.

Doesn't urllib already support this out of the box ? You can use
its machinery for finding out the proxy settings and then add them
to Transport as needed.

> Most of the difficulty in doing so is the need to navigate the urllib 
> vs. urllib2 vs. httplib maze.   I believe I can do what I need entirely 
> via urllib, but may use urllib2 because the capabilities better fit the 
> needs of my ultimate use.
 >
> However, I would like to create a Transport class/subclass that can be 
> dropped into the existing xmlrpclib module in the core such that this 
> problem is solved once and for all.
> 
> As such, I would really like some feedback from the python-dev community 
> as to ensure that the efforts I put forth to solve  my particular needs 
> are applicable outside of those needs...

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