[Python-Dev] Extending xmlrpclib to handle HTTP proxies

[Bill Bumgarner]

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.

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...

thanks!

b.bum