Python Standard Library

Module SocketServer :: Class TCPServer

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_ClassType TCPServer

BaseServer --+
 |
 TCPServer

Known Subclasses:

Base class for various socket-based server classes.
Defaults to synchronous IP stream (i.e., TCP).
Methods for the caller:
- __init__(server_address, RequestHandlerClass)
- serve_forever()
- handle_request() # if you don't use serve_forever()
- fileno() -> int # for select()
Methods that may be overridden:
- server_bind()
- server_activate()
- get_request() -> request, client_address
- verify_request(request, client_address)
- process_request(request, client_address)
- close_request(request)
- handle_error()
Methods for derived classes:
- finish_request(request, client_address)
Class variables that may be overridden by derived classes or
instances:
- address_family
- socket_type
- request_queue_size (only for stream sockets)
- allow_reuse_address
Instance variables:
- server_address
- RequestHandlerClass
- socket

Instance Methods [hide private]

__init__(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass)
Constructor.

server_bind(self)
Called by constructor to bind the socket.

server_activate(self)
Called by constructor to activate the server.

server_close(self)
Called to clean-up the server.

fileno(self)
Return socket file number.

get_request(self)
Get the request and client address from the socket.

close_request(self, request)
Called to clean up an individual request.

Inherited from BaseServer : finish_request , handle_error , handle_request , process_request , serve_forever , verify_request