gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import socket, time
connections = []
for i in range(10000):
  s = socket.socket()
  s.connect(("localhost", 44444))
  connections.append(s)
  if len(connections) % 100 == 0:
    print "Connections: " + str(len(connections))
print "Sleeping"
time.sleep(500)