__author__ = 'sam' """ Sample code to learn socket programming in python through socket module use. Here we are opening a port and receving on it. Clients can connect to the port to have communication. """ import socket # Import socket module import os import subprocess import sys s = socket.socket() # Create a socket object #host = socket.gethostname() # Get local machine name #hostip=socket.gethostbyaddr(host) host = '' port = int(sys.argv[1]) #sys.exit() # Reserve a port for your service. s.bind((host, port)) # Bind to the port s.listen(5) # Now wait for mac 5client connection. #print "SERVER STARTED and listening on " + str(hostip) + ":"+str(port) print "SERVER STARTED and listening on " while True: connection, addr = s.accept() # Establish connection with client. #listening started msg="thank you for connection" connection.send(msg) try: print 'connection from', addr # Receive the data in small chunks and retransmit it while True: remoteCommand = connection.recv(100) print 'SERVER : received command "%s"' % remoteCommand #p = subprocess.Popen(remoteCommand, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,shell=True) p = subprocess.Popen(remoteCommand ,stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True) out, err = p.communicate() #out=os.system(remoteCommand) print out connection.sendall(str(out)) print "=============" print "RESULT SENT TO CLIENT " + str(addr) print "=============" break """ if remoteCommand: print 'SERVER: sending remoteCommand back to the client' connection.sendall(remoteCommand) else: print 'SERVER: no more remoteCommand from', addr break """ finally: # Clean up the connection connection.close()