TCPClient doesn't like irc_settings['server']

debugging Annuska

irc_settings = {
	'server':'irc.freenode.net',
	'port': '6667',
	'username' : '<username>',
	'password' : '<password>',
	'nick' : 'Annuska',
	'nick_password' : '<nick_password>',
	'ssl': False,
	'channels': '#testing_moose',
}

class AnnuskaIRCactory(protocol.ReconnectingClientFactory):
    protocol = AnnuskaIRC
    channels = irc_settings['channels']

if __name__ == '__main__':
    reactor.connectTCP(irc_settings['server'], irc_settings['port'], AnnuskaIRCactory())
    log.startLogging(sys.stdout)
    reactor.run()

elif __name__ == '__builtin__':

    application = service.Application('AnnuskaIRCBot')

    ircService = internet.TCPClient(irc_settings['server'], irc_settings['port'], AnnuskaIRCactory())
    ircService.setServiceParent(application)


moose:Annuska richard$ python annuska.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "annuska.py", line 272, in <module>
    reactor.connectTCP(irc_settings['server'], irc_settings['port'], AnnuskaIRCactory())
  File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/Twisted-10.2.0-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/twisted/internet/posixbase.py", line 425, in connectTCP
    c = tcp.Connector(host, port, factory, timeout, bindAddress, self)
  File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/Twisted-10.2.0-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/twisted/internet/tcp.py", line 1019, in __init__
    raise error.ServiceNameUnknownError(string="%s (%r)" % (e, port))
twisted.internet.error.ServiceNameUnknownError: Service name given as port is unknown: service/proto not found ('6667').

The real problem is port. It needs an integer, not a string. ;)