socket example socket client (snippet)

Python socket example 'socket client'

Modules used in program:

import sys #for exit
import socket #for sockets

python socket client

Python socket example: socket client

#!/usr/bin/python

#Socket client example in python

import socket    #for sockets
import sys    #for exit

#create an INET, STREAMing socket
try:
    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
except socket.error:
    print('Failed to create socket')
    sys.exit()

print('Socket Created')

host = 'www.google.com';
port = 80;

try:
    remote_ip = socket.gethostbyname( host )

except socket.gaierror:
    #could not resolve
    print('Hostname could not be resolved. Exiting')
    sys.exit()

#Connect to remote server
s.connect((remote_ip , port))

print('Socket Connected to ' + host + ' on ip ' + remote_ip)

#Send some data to remote server
message = "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n"

try :
    #Set the whole string
    s.sendall(message)
except socket.error:
    #Send failed
    print('Send failed')
    sys.exit()

print('Message send successfully')

#Now receive data
reply = s.recv(4096)

print(reply)

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