socket.connect

socket.connect(address)

• This function connects a client socket to a server socket at address
• The format of address depends on the address family
• In most cases, address needs to be a tuple
• This tuple is formatted as (hostname, port)
• A client program sets up its socket differently from a server
• A server socket bind to a port and listen
• A client calls connect instead
• This will attach the client socket to the remote address

Example of connect

>>> import socket
>>> sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)  # client socket

# Establishes connection with server socket
# that is listening on port 25000
>>> serv_addr = ('localhost', 25000)
>>> sock.connect(serv_addr)

References

• Python Essential Reference
• Documentation for socket API
• Example of Connecting to a Server Socket