2 players game socket example with server as arbiter

arbiter.py

#!/usr/bin/python           # This is server.py file

import socket               # Import socket module
s = socket.socket()         # Create a socket object
host = socket.gethostname() # Get local machine name
print(host)
port = 8085                # Reserve a port for your service.

print('Server started!')
print('Waiting for clients...')

s.bind((host, port))        # Bind to the port
s.listen(2)                 # Now wait for client connection.
players = []


def decode_move(move: str):
    return "bf5"

def play(move : str):
    # game logic here
    # -1 game is not finished, 0 draw, 1 player one win, 2 player 2 win
    return -1

while len(players) < 2:
    players.append(s.accept())     # Establish connection with client
    players[-1][0].send(f"Hello player #{len(players)}\n>".encode())

print('2 players connected', players[0][1], players[1][1])
turn = 0
while True:
   current_player_client, addrCP  = players[turn%2]
   other_player_client, addrOP = players[(turn+1)%2]
   msg = current_player_client.recv(1024)
   print("received :", msg, "from", addrCP)
   try:
       move = decode_move(msg)
       if play(move) != -1:
           break
   except ValueError:
       # current player invalid move
       break
   other_player_client.send(f"The other player played {msg}\nYour Turn\n>".encode())
   turn += 1

for c, addr in players:
    c.close()