# To test it with netcat, start the script and execute: # # echo "Hello, cat." | ncat.exe 127.0.0.1 12345 # import socket HOST = 'localhost' # use '' to expose to all networks PORT = 12345 def incoming(host, port): """Open specified port and return file-like object""" sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) # set SOL_SOCKET.SO_REUSEADDR=1 to reuse the socket if # needed later without waiting for timeout (after it is # closed, for example) sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1) sock.bind((host, port)) sock.listen(0) # do not queue connections request, addr = sock.accept() return request.makefile('r', 0) # /-- network --- for line in incoming(HOST, PORT): print line,