XMLRPC 'client' error

[SamLearnsPython]

I'm trying to create a wordpress post through XMLRPC but getting this error

(env) sam@sam-H81M-S ~ $ python3
Python 3.5.2 (default, Nov 23 2017, 16:37:01)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc import Client, WordPressPost
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods.taxonomies import *
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods.posts import *
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods.users import *
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods import *
>>> wp_url = '``http://localhost/wordpress``'
>>> wp_username = 'admin'
>>> wp_password = ' ######## '
>>> post = WordPressPost()
>>> post.title = 'My Post'
>>> post.content = 'This is content'
>>> post.id = client.call(posts.NewPost(post))

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'client' is not defined

When I use Client I get this error instead

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: call() missing 1 required positional argument: 'method'

[gontajones]

I think you have to create a Client object and then use the call() method.

wp_url = '``http://localhost/wordpress``'
wp_username = 'admin'
wp_password = ' ######## '
wp = Client(wp_url, wp_username, wp_password)
post = WordPressPost()
post.title = 'My Post'
post.content = 'This is content'
post.id = 1
wp.call(WordPressPost(post))

[SamLearnsPython]

Getting this error

Error:
wp = Client(wp_url, wp_username, wp_password)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/sam/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/wordpress_xmlrpc/base.py", line 23, in __init__
    self.server = xmlrpc_client.ServerProxy(url, allow_none=True, transport=transport)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1398, in __init__
    raise OSError("unsupported XML-RPC protocol")
OSError: unsupported XML-RPC protocol

[gontajones]

Error:
raise OSError("unsupported XML-RPC protocol")

I think this error occurs because of the XML-RPC is not running on target machine.

[SamLearnsPython]

But it's telling me its already installed?

sam@sam-H81M-S ~ $ python3 -m venv env
sam@sam-H81M-S ~ $ source ./env/bin/activate
(env) sam@sam-H81M-S ~ $ pip install python-wordpress-xmlrpc
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): python-wordpress-xmlrpc in ./env/lib/python3.5/site-packages
You are using pip version 8.1.1, however version 10.0.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.
(env) sam@sam-H81M-S ~ $ 

[gontajones]

Have you started the XML-RPC server on your server (localhost)? Plugin xml-rpc-modernization

From Overview

Create an instance of the Client class with the URL of the WordPress XML-RPC endpoint and user credentials. Then pass an XmlrpcMethod object into its call method to execute the remote call and return the result.

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You'll have to address wp_url to something like http://localhost:port/xmlrpc.php.

[SamLearnsPython]

Both the XMLRPC documentation page and Wordpress documentation page state

XML-RPC functionality is turned on by default since WordPress 3.5. In previous versions of WordPress, XML-RPC was user enabled

This is the output for localhost:port/wordpress/xmlrpc.php

XML-RPC server accepts POST requests only.

[gontajones]

That's good.
Have you tried with this URL?

wp_url = "http://localhost:PORT_NUM/wordpress/xmlrpc.php"
wp_username = 'admin'
wp_password = ' ######## '
wp = Client(wp_url, wp_username, wp_password)
post = WordPressPost()
post.title = 'My Post'
post.content = 'This is content'
post.id = 1
wp.call(WordPressPost(post))

Check these Several Examples

[SamLearnsPython]

Nope still didnt work

(env) sam@sam-H81M-S ~ $ python3
Python 3.5.2 (default, Nov 23 2017, 16:37:01) 
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc import Client, WordPressPost
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods.taxonomies import *
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods.posts import *
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods.users import *
>>> from wordpress_xmlrpc.methods import *
>>> wp_url = "http://localhost:PORT NUM/wordpress/xmlrpc.php"
>>> wp_username = 'admin'
>>> wp_password = '######'
>>> wp = Client(wp_url, wp_username, wp_password)

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/home/sam/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/wordpress_xmlrpc/base.py", line 24, in __init__
    self.supported_methods = self.server.mt.supportedMethods()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1092, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1432, in __request
    verbose=self.__verbose
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1134, in request
    return self.single_request(host, handler, request_body, verbose)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1150, in single_request
    return self.parse_response(resp)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/xmlrpc/client.py", line 1322, in parse_response
    return u.close()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.5/xmlrpc/client.py", line 655, in close
    raise Fault(**self._stack[0])
xmlrpc.client.Fault: <Fault -32700: 'parse error. not well formed'>
>>> 

[gontajones]

You need to put your port number in the URL.
How did you install the wordpress on your machine?

Test with the HTTP standard port:

>>> wp_url = "http://localhost:80/wordpress/xmlrpc.php"

Or

>>> wp_url = "http://localhost/wordpress/xmlrpc.php"