Perl To Python Migration

RUNNING A SERVER

You can use the usual methods of calling os.fork() or the select module or even threads to support the multiple connections required by most network servers. If you are creating a network service however you might be better off using the SocketServer module which provides a number of different classes designed to handle network communication. The module provides eight different classes which provide all of the mechanisms required to support basic network services similar to HTTP, SMTP, and others. You can see a list of the classes supported in Table 12.2.

Table 12.2. Network servers supported by the SocketServer module

Class	Description
TCPServer(address, handler)	A basic TCP-based server. The address should be a tuple containing ...