zlib_client_broken.py

# Connect to the server as a client


import zlib
import logging
import SocketServer
import binascii

logger.info('Contacting server on %s:%s', ip, port)
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.connect((ip, port))

# Ask for a file
requested_file = 'lorem.txt'
logger.debug('sending filename: "%s"', requested_file)
len_sent = s.send(requested_file)
# Receive a response
buffer = StringIO()
decompressor = zlib.decompressobj()
while True:
    response = s.recv(BLOCK_SIZE)
    if not response:
        break
    logger.debug('READ "%s"', binascii.hexlify(response))