socket – Network Communication¶
| Purpose: | Provides access to network communication |
|---|---|
| Available In: | 1.4 and later |
The socket module exposes the low-level C API for communicating over a network using the BSD socket interface. It includes the socket class, for handling the actual data channel, and functions for network-related tasks such as converting a server’s name to an address and formatting data to be sent across the network.
See also
- socket
- The standard library documentation for this module.
- Socket Programming HOWOTO
- An instructional guide by Gordon McMillan, included in the standard library documentation.
- select
- Testing a socket to see if it is ready for reading or writing.
- SocketServer
- Framework for creating network servers.
- asyncore and asynchat
- Frameworks for asynchronous communication.
- urllib and urllib2
- Most network clients should use the more convenient libraries for accessing remote resoruces through a URL.
- Unix Network Programming, Volume 1: The Sockets Networking API, 3/E
- By W. Richard Stevens, Bill Fenner, and Andrew M. Rudoff. Published by Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004. ISBN-10: 0131411551
