I am learning how to use XML RPC, however I am not even able to pass the basic connectivity test.

Any help is really welcomed:

# python
Python 2.7.3 (default, Jun 22 2015, 19:33:41)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
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>>> import xmlrpclib
>>> info = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy('http://localhost:8069').start()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xmlrpclib.py", line 1233, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xmlrpclib.py", line 1587, in __request
    verbose=self.__verbose
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xmlrpclib.py", line 1273, in request
    return self.single_request(host, handler, request_body, verbose)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xmlrpclib.py", line 1321, in single_request
    response.msg,
xmlrpclib.ProtocolError: <ProtocolError for localhost:8069/RPC2: 404 NOT FOUND>
>>>

Regarding open ports:

# netstat -ta
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
tcp        0      0 localhost.localdom:8069 *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 localhost.lo:postgresql *:*                     LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 [::]:https              [::]:*                  LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 [::]:http               [::]:*                  LISTEN