A quick example for you:
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import SocketServer
class EchoRequestHandler(SocketServer.BaseRequestHandler):
def setup(self):
print self.client_address, 'connected!'
self.request.send('hi ' + str(self.client_address) + '\n')
def handle(self):
while 1:
data = self.request.recv(1024)
self.request.send(data)
if data.strip() == 'bye':
return
def finish(self):
print self.client_address, 'disconnected!'
self.request.send('bye ' + str(self.client_address) + '\n')
#server host is a tuple ('host', port)
server = SocketServer.ThreadingTCPServer(('', 5000), EchoRequestHandler)
server.serve_forever()
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Telnet to localhost 5000 and any data you sent will be echoed back to you... send 'bye' and the connection is closed