Linking with static libraries for Python standard components such as OpenSSL

I am rebuilding Python 2.7.4 using Visual Studio 2010. As part of that, I wanted to build with a current OpenSSL version (1.0.1e) and an updated SQLite version. What I noted: the projects in the main workspace (at least in PCBuild) directly include the source code of dependent libraries. Can so

XML/RPC server with SSL in Python

Are there any alternatives to using M2Crypto for an XML/RPC server in SSL in Python? Come to think of it, what pythonesque XML/RPC servers do you recommend (you know, beyond SimpleXMLRPCServer.py) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list