[Tutor] How to implement portable message queue betwwen Pytho n application and another application ??

[alan.gauld@bt.com]

> | I need to send data from Python interface to the C 
> | application which is running indipendently. 
> There are many ways of communicating between distributed object.  Some
> of them include XML-RPC, CORBA, SOAP, COM (MS Windows only).  

I assumed from the request that the apps were on a 
local LAN not distributed widely.
Of course assume makes an ass of u and me...

> advantage of using a standard like these is the communication layer
> has already been implemented for you, you just need to use their
> interface.  

I'm not sure its that simple. For XML-RPC you need a web 
server available, CORBA needs an orb setting up and IDL 
defined, SOAP is also http based I think(but am not sure)

If those things aren't readily available a simple socket 
connection is far easier. These protocols are great if you 
want to publish an API for several clients on different 
platforms need to communicate but if its a case of a 
single client talking to acsingle application sockets 
are much easier to do.

> You could use some sort of socket and implement your own
> communication protocol, but I think that would likely be 
> more work for you.

I disagree if its not for a published API.
OTOH if a public API is the desired end game then yes some 
of the suggested protocols might be best. XML-RPC and SOAP 
are both XML based and as such are extremely inefficient in bandwidth usage.
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