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Created November 8, 2012 17:26
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Find an open port in Python.
import socket
def find_open_port():
"""
Use socket's built in ability to find an open port.
"""
sock = socket.socket()
sock.bind(('', 0))
_, port = sock.getsockname()
return port
print find_open_port()
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