Python IRC Bot

import socket
from time import gmtime, strftime

server = "irc.rizon.net"
channel = "#channel"
botnick = "TheNickname"


def ping():
    ircsock.send("PONG :pingis\r\n")

def kick(channel, nick):
    ircsock.send('KICK %s %s :Goodbye <3\r\n' % (channel,nick))

def joinchan(chan):
    ircsock.send("JOIN "+ chan +"\r\n")

def hello(nick):
    ircsock.send("PRIVMSG %s :Hello %s! \r\n" % (channel,nick))

def commands(nick,channel,message):
    if message.find(botnick+': 5')!=-1:
        ircsock.send('PRIVMSG %s :%s: Mr.Derple \r\n' % (channel,nick))
    elif message.find(botnick+': help')!=-1:
        ircsock.send('PRIVMSG %s :%s: You don\'t need any help nigga.\r\n' % (channel,nick))
    elif message.find(botnick+': die')!=-1:
        ircsock.send("PART %s :okay.jpg\r\n" % (channel))
        exit()
    elif ircmsg.find(":!k") != -1:
        nick=ircmsg.split('!k')[1][1:]
        channel=ircmsg.split(' PRIVMSG ')[-1].split(' :')[0]
        kick(channel,nick)
    elif ircmsg.find(":Hello "+ botnick) != -1 or ircmsg.find(":Hi "+ botnick) != -1:
        nick=ircmsg.split('!')[0][1:]
        hello(nick)

ircsock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
ircsock.connect((server, 6667))
ircsock.send("NICK %s \r\n" % (botnick))
ircsock.send("USER %s %s %s :Mr.Derple\r\n" % (botnick,botnick,botnick))

joinchan(channel)

while True:
    ircmsg = ircsock.recv(2048)
    ircmsg = ircmsg.strip('\n\r')

    if ircmsg.find("PING :") != -1:
        ping()

    #uncomment this to greet people when they join
    #if ircmsg.find(" JOIN ") != -1:
    #   nick=ircmsg.split('!')[0][1:]
    #   hello(nick)

    if ircmsg.find(' PRIVMSG ')!=-1:
        nick=ircmsg.split('!')[0][1:]
        channel=ircmsg.split(' PRIVMSG ')[-1].split(' :')[0]
        commands(nick,channel,ircmsg)

    if ircmsg.find(' PRIVMSG ')!=-1:
        ircmsg = ircmsg.replace("<","&lt;")
        message = ircmsg.split(channel)
        nick=ircmsg.split('!')[0][1:]
        try:
            message = message[1][2:]
        except:
            continue;
        open("index.html","a+b").write("%s < %s > %s <br>\n" % (strftime("%H:%M:%S", gmtime()),nick,message))