I've used ZeroMQ - not quite an AMQP library but a tool you can use to achieve similar goals[1] - in creating an SOA in Python. The principal issue in using Ze

I've used ZeroMQ - not quite an AMQP library but a tool you can use to achieve similar goals[1] - in creating an SOA in Python. The principal issue in using ZeroMQ is figuring out how to combine its messaging primitives into something your application can use. This could end up being an asset if you have special requirements; however, for common cases there are established patterns you can use. For an SOA, you may like the Majordomo Protocol [2]. As an aside, reading the ZeroMQ introduction was great in gaining an appreciation for the difficulties arising from creating distributed applications and was enjoyable, to boot [3]. [1] http://zeromq.org/docs:welcome-from-amqp http://zeromq.org/docs:welcome-from-amqp [2] http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:all#Service-Oriented-Reliable-Queuing-Majordomo-Pattern http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:all#Service-Oriented-Reliable-... Also see a Python implementation of this protocol: https://github.com/guidog/pyzmq-mdp [3] http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:all http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:all