Web service client using https

[allavarapu]

Hi All,

I am trying to connect .NET web service using HTTPS. I wrote a python script using https. For that need to send SOAP message to the server. But it is giving error 401.3 execution access is denied.(SOAP message not processing)
I have a doubt can we access web services using HTTPS only, or need to have any other.
I am sending the code::

import httplib
a=open('/root/Desktop/b.xml','r')

#SOAP message 
Message=a.read()
h =httplib.HTTPS('hpc.msftlabs.com')
h.putrequest('PUT','/HPCBasicProfile/HPCBasicProfile.svc')
h.putheader('Accept','text/soap')
h.putheader('Content-type','text/jsl; charset="utf-8"')
h.putheader('Content-length','%s' % str(len(Message)))
h.putheader('SOAPAction','http://schemas.ggf.org/bes/2006/08/besfactory/BESFactoryPortType/CreateActivity')
.endheaders()

h.send(Message)

errcode,errmsg, headers = h.getreply()
print errcode,errmsg, headers
f = h.getfile() # Get file object for reading data
data = f.read()
print data
f.close()

Please guid me to access web service.

Thanks
Allavarapu