socket_client.py

#!/bin/python
import sys
import time
import socket
HOST = '127.0.0.1'
PORT = 2001
while True:
  try:
    print(f"trying to connect {HOST}:{PORT}")
    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
      s.connect((HOST, PORT))
      s.settimeout(10)
      s.sendall(b'Hello, world')
      data = s.recv(1024)
      print('Received', repr(data))
  except Exception:
      print("Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0])
      pass
  time.sleep(1)