[XML-SIG] Hoping someone can help with this small problem

[James Duffy]

Actually I found some code online for file transfer using the socket class.
So I'm going to fiddle with that to work with my existing project code. My
major hurdle now is getting two computers to connect with a crossover cable.
And sorry, I forgot to mention I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 on a laptop and a
desktop (hoping to get a laptop to laptop setup working instead). I
appreciate the fast response.




-----Original Message-----
From: Stefan Behnel [mailto:stefan_ml at behnel.de] 
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 12:33 PM
To: James Duffy
Cc: xml-sig at python.org
Subject: Re: [XML-SIG] Hoping someone can help with this small problem



James Duffy wrote:
> I'm currently working on a project and have hit a small jam. I need to be
> able to produce, send, receive, and parse a stream of XML files. I've got
> the production and parser setup, however I need a python script that will
> open a connection to another machine and maintain that connection for the
> duration of the session, during which XML files are sent from one computer
> to another via Ethernet.

Via Ethernet? As plain Ethernet frames?

I bet you have a bit more of a protocol stack available on top of that, such
as IP/TCP/HTTP or something.


> For our basic needed setup we are going to use a
> crossover cable to connect two machines. I'm hoping someone has written or
> seen something that can help me accomplish this. Time is short so I would
> appreciate any quick and helpful responses.

Any help here requires a bit more detail from your side, such as the type of
machines (PCs? embedded devices?), the operating system, the available
software, the supported network protocols, the kind of "XML files" you want
to
send, how they are generated (based on what kind of data), ...

Maybe XML-RPC is of interest here?

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/XML-RPC-HOWTO/xmlrpc-howto-python.html
http://docs.python.org/lib/module-xmlrpclib.html
http://docs.python.org/lib/module-SimpleXMLRPCServer.html

Stefan