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Listing 4. time.server.py

#!/usr/bin/python
#
# time.server.py - provides a time service.
#
# Thu Nov  8 14:10:49 PST 2001 Rory Krause
#
# Usage: ./time.server.py portnumber
#
# Simple time server that takes first argument
# as a port number, listens for connections and
# sends out the time.  Use with time.client.py.
#
from socket import *
import time, sys

port = int(sys.argv[1])         # Get port number
s = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM) # Create TCP socket
s.bind(("",port)) 		# Bind to port
s.listen(1)			# Listen, but allow
                                #   only 1 connection
while 1:
    client,addr = s.accept()    #Get a connection
    print "Got a connection from ",addr
                                # Send time to client
    client.send(time.ctime(time.time()))
    client.close()