Can I use python requests with a SOAP endpoint?

Question

I have experience with SOAP, but all the libraries I used were deprecated and no longer supported. I also have to be able to alter the headers in the requests to insert some authentication details...

So I need to build something new. I'd prefer python, but if someone knows a good, well-supported library, the language matters less to me.

Answer 1

Did you try zeep?

Comments

This might do the trick. I'll write back after I try it out. Thank you!

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That did it. Thank you so much.

Answer 2

I don't see why it shouldn't work. It should be a simple HTTP request with a XML content.

POST ... HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8
SOAPAction: "http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"
[other headers...]

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
    ...
</soap:Envelope>

Comments

Thanks, I tried this also, while trying zeep. It was a good way to double check what I was doing. I could post a known working soap envelop and gradually get zeep to generate the desired xml.

I noticed that some endpoints wanted a slightly different content type (pasted below) without the soapaction header, instead relying on purely on the xmlns.

Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8

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As far as I know SOAPAction has to be there, unless the endpoint is perhaps configured to accept only plain xml.

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I think the one I specifically had problems decided to use obfuscation for security. Something written years or decades ago by someone who no longer works there anymore.