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import socket
import sys
from thread import *
HOST = '' # Symbolic name meaning all available interfaces
PORT = 2196 # 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 as 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)
print data
conn.sendall("abc123")
#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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