XML in Zope/Plone

Это очень легко, выполнить любую обработку XML в Zope. На слово не верится, но есть примеры.

сервер и клиент XML-RPC:

You've seen first hand how to use Zope as an XML-RPC server and client. It's not hard to build a simple web application with Zope and XML-RPC.

Zope and XML-RPC provide a easy-to-use, scriptable distributed object system. Simplicity, reliance on Internet standards, and language independence make XML-RPC an appealing protocol. Zope's web object architecture make it an obvious choice for XML-RPC work.

Zope and XML-RPC provide a compelling example of how XML is allowing a shift from a world of web sites to a world of web applications.

xml.com/lpt/a/489

данные в XML, показывать в HTML:

In this article we are going to look at the process of using Zope to develop a small web application centered around XML. We will build an FAQ viewer that stores its data in XML and allows browsing and searching. This article assumes that you have Zope installed and that you have some experience with Zope.

xml.com/lpt/a/132

обработка и выдача данных из RSS:

Real world XML application development requires more than just the ability to retrieve and store XML. Zope provides a host of resources that can be useful for turning XML data into a web application. Zope gives you searching, security, persistence, over-the-web management, support for many network protocols, rapid application development, and more. Add to this the ability to read and write XML over the network, and you have a good environment for XML application development.

xml.com/lpt/a/390

Глядя на исходный код примеров, занимающий по 20-30 строк, осознаешь, да, действительно просто. Если знать как :)