Drew Smathers wrote: Hi,
JMS is a messaging middleware defined at the Java language API level (hence the need to for STOMP protocol and similar adapting layers for use with Python or other non-Java languages).
A bit off-topic, but note that it's sometimes possible to use JMS almost as-is with Python too. Doing that is probably pointless if one's not coming from Java world and expect to see a similar API in Python and it probably doesn't make much sense for open source messaging middleware but it makes sense if you have to use proprietary software such as WebSphere MQ or webMethods that doesn't care much about open protocols, especially when there's a need for seamless integration with Java JMS clients. http://jira.springframework.org/browse/SESPRINGPYTHONPY-12 https://src.springframework.org/svn/se-springpython-py/sandbox/dsuch/jira/SE... https://src.springframework.org/svn/se-springpython-py/sandbox/dsuch/misc/jm... -- Dariusz Suchojad