Graphite client in python

graphite-client.py

import sys
import time
import socket

def now():
    return int(time.time())

def collect_metric(name, value, timestamp=None):
    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
    sock.connect( ("localhost", 2003) )

    if timestamp == None:
        timestamp = now()

    msg = "%s %d %d\n" % (name, value, timestamp)

    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
        sock.send(str.encode(msg))
    else:
        sock.send(msg)

    sock.close()


collect_metric("test.python.udp", 10)