reuse_socket_address.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


import socket
import sys

def reuse_socket_addr():
    sock = socket.socket( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM )

    # get old state of the SO_REUSEADDR option
    old_state = sock.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
    print "Old sock state: %s" %old_state

    # enable the SO_REUSEADDR option
    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
    new_state = sock.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR)
    print "New sock state: %s" %new_state

    local_port = 8181

    srv = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    srv.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
    srv.bind(('', local_port))
    srv.listen(1)
    print ("Listening on port: %s " %local_port)
    while True:
        try:
            connection, addr = srv.accept()
            print 'Connected by %s:%s' % (addr[0], addr[1])
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            break
        except socket.error, msg:
            print '%s' % (msg,)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    reuse_socket_addr()