Socket Server using Python

socket_sample.py

# http://facebook.com/code.we.bas

import socket
import sys
from thread import *
 
# Define HOST and PORT
HOST = '' # Host, Can be Empty to work on all available interfaces. 
PORT = 8003 # Port to be used, must not be already used by another process.

# Create the Socket
our_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

# Try binding to HOST and PORT
try:
    our_socket.bind((HOST, PORT))
except socket.error as error:
    print 'Error #' + str(error[0]) + ': ' + error[1]
    sys.exit()

# Begin Listenning
our_socket.listen(10)

def handle_connection(connection):
        connection.send('Welcome to our Server ..\n')
        
        while True:
			in_msg = connection.recv(1024)
			if not in_msg:
				break
			connection.send('You said: ' + in_msg)
					
        connection.close()
 
# Keep trying to Accept any new connections ..
while 1:                                                                                                                        
    connection, address = our_socket.accept()
    print 'Connection from IP: ' + address[0] + ' on Port: ' + str(address[1])
    start_new_thread(handle_connection, (connection,))
 
our_socket.close()