What should I use for testing a web service?

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Fencer schrieb:
> Hello, I need to write a test program for a web service. The web service 
> publishes its method through a wsdl-file. I recall using SOAPpy in the 
> past and as a I remember it, it was very easy to "load" the WSDL-file 
> and call web service methods. But is SOAPpy really maintained anymore? 
> Someone mentioned ZSI, but that too seems to be abadonware and my first 
> impression was it's complicated to do what was so easy in SOAPpy (at 
> least as I recall it).
> So I guess my question is: what is a mature, actively-maintained 
> SOAP/WSDL library that is easy to use for the scenario I have (which is 
> testing an already existing service)?

AFAIK the cool kids play with suds these days.

   https://fedorahosted.org/suds/

It certainly has a nice logo!

Diez