client.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
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# This example will open a client connection to localhost on the specified
# port. Data is sent to the server and then recv'd from the server. The data 
# received is written to standard out.
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# Import any needed libraries below
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# We need to use the socket library
import socket


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# Begin the main program.
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# Create a new socket and specify the host and port to connect to
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
host = '127.0.0.1'
port = 80

# Connect to the host and port
sock.connect((host, port))

# Send data to the server.
send = "Sending some data..."
print "Sending -> %s" % (send)
sock.send(send)

# Receive data from the server and print it to standard out.
data = sock.recv(1024)
print "Received -> %s" % (data)