aiohttp-xmlrpc
aiohttp XML-RPC server handler and client
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No—unless you are maintaining a legacy system already using this package or XML-RPC is a hard requirement. The package is abandoned with no maintenance since late 2022, and its dependencies (aiohttp, lxml) have evolved significantly. For new projects, use a maintained alternative or a more modern RPC protocol. For existing deployments, plan a migration path.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.6 or later; aiohttp and lxml must be installed as runtime dependencies.
- Installation is straightforward with only two runtime dependencies (aiohttp and lxml), both widely used.
- However, the package is abandoned—last release was in January 2022 and last commit in December 2022—so expect no maintenance, security updates, or compatibility fixes for newer Python or dependency versions.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, so licensing poses no barrier to adoption.
last release 2022-01-11 (1676 days) · last repo commit 2022-12-18 · 34 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 113,461 downloads/mo, #12,341 on PyPI
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# Server
from aiohttp import web
from aiohttp_xmlrpc import handler
class XMLRPCExample(handler.XMLRPCView):
def rpc_test(self):
return "result"
app = web.Application()
app.router.add_route('*', '/', XMLRPCExample)
web.run_app(app)
# Client
import asyncio
from aiohttp_xmlrpc.client import ServerProxy
async def main():
client = ServerProxy("http://127.0.0.1:8080/")
result = await client.rpc_test()
client.close()- Whether the package remains compatible with aiohttp versions released after December 2022.
- Whether lxml's recent versions (post-2022) work without issues with this package.
- Current test coverage and whether all advertised features (nested methods, exception handling, args/kwargs) are fully functional.
What it is and what it does
aiohttp-xmlrpc is an async XML-RPC implementation that lets you build XML-RPC servers and clients on top of aiohttp. It uses lxml for XML parsing and aiohttp's async client for remote calls. The server side exposes Python methods as XML-RPC endpoints by subclassing XMLRPCView and defining rpc_* methods; you can rename methods with a decorator and handle both positional and keyword arguments. The client side provides a ServerProxy that lets you call remote XML-RPC methods as async functions.
The package is abandoned—no releases since January 2022 and no commits since December 2022. While it may still work for basic XML-RPC use cases, there is no active maintenance, no response to issues, and no guarantee of compatibility with newer versions of its dependencies or Python itself. It is suitable only for legacy systems or projects where you can tolerate a frozen codebase.
Use it for
- Building an async XML-RPC server to expose existing Python methods to legacy XML-RPC clients.
- Calling remote XML-RPC services from an async Python application without blocking the event loop.
- Migrating a legacy XML-RPC system to async/await while keeping the XML-RPC protocol intact.
- Testing or mocking XML-RPC services in an async test suite.
Worth the install?
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No—unless you are maintaining a legacy system already using this package or XML-RPC is a hard requirement.
The package is abandoned with no maintenance since late 2022, and its dependencies (aiohttp, lxml) have evolved significantly. For new projects, use a maintained alternative or a more modern RPC protocol. For existing deployments, plan a migration path.
Install
aiohttp-xmlrpc on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is straightforward with only two runtime dependencies (aiohttp and lxml), both widely used. However, the package is abandoned—last release was in January 2022 and last commit in December 2022—so expect no maintenance, security updates, or compatibility fixes for newer Python or dependency versions.
Requires Python 3.6 or later; aiohttp and lxml must be installed as runtime dependencies.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, so licensing poses no barrier to adoption.
Quickstart
# Server
from aiohttp import web
from aiohttp_xmlrpc import handler
class XMLRPCExample(handler.XMLRPCView):
def rpc_test(self):
return "result"
app = web.Application()
app.router.add_route('*', '/', XMLRPCExample)
web.run_app(app)
# Client
import asyncio
from aiohttp_xmlrpc.client import ServerProxy
async def main():
client = ServerProxy("http://127.0.0.1:8080/")
result = await client.rpc_test()
client.close()Verify before relying
- Whether the package remains compatible with aiohttp versions released after December 2022.
- Whether lxml's recent versions (post-2022) work without issues with this package.
- Current test coverage and whether all advertised features (nested methods, exception handling, args/kwargs) are fully functional.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesaiohttplxml |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,676 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 113,461 / month, #12,341 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: ConsoleProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: aiohttp_xmlrpc-1.5.0-py3-none-any.whl
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