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python socket
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import socket | |
import sys | |
from thread import * | |
HOST = '' # Symbolic name meaning all available interfaces | |
PORT = 8888 # Arbitrary non-privileged port | |
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) | |
print 'Socket created' | |
#Bind socket to local host and port | |
try: | |
s.bind((HOST, PORT)) | |
except socket.error , msg: | |
print 'Bind failed. Error Code : ' + str(msg[0]) + ' Message ' + msg[1] | |
sys.exit() | |
print 'Socket bind complete' | |
#Start listening on socket | |
s.listen(10) | |
print 'Socket now listening' | |
#Function for handling connections. This will be used to create threads | |
def clientthread(conn): | |
#Sending message to connected client | |
conn.send('Welcome to the server. Type something and hit enter\n') #send only takes string | |
#infinite loop so that function do not terminate and thread do not end. | |
while True: | |
#Receiving from client | |
data = conn.recv(1024) | |
reply = 'OK...' + data | |
if not data: | |
break | |
conn.sendall(reply) | |
#came out of loop | |
conn.close() | |
#now keep talking with the client | |
while 1: | |
#wait to accept a connection - blocking call | |
conn, addr = s.accept() | |
print 'Connected with ' + addr[0] + ':' + str(addr[1]) | |
#start new thread takes 1st argument as a function name to be run, second is the tuple of arguments to the function. | |
start_new_thread(clientthread ,(conn,)) | |
s.close() |
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