libircbot.py:

import socket
import time

class libircbot(object):

    def __init__(self):
        self.socketObj = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        self.logObj = open('./ircbot.log', 'a+')
        self.buffer = []
        self.console = ''

    def sendToConsole(self, data):
        self.console += str(data)

    def sendToLog(self, data):
        self.logObj.write(data)

    def getRawData(self):
        data = self.socketObj.recv(4096)
        #self.sendToLog(time.strftime('[%H:%I:%S][-->] ') + data + "\r\n")
        #self.sendToConsole(time.strftime('[%H:%I:%S][-->] ') + data + "\r\n")
        return data

    def sendRawData(self, data):
        self.socketObj.send(data[:510] + "\r\n")
        self.sendToLog(time.strftime('[%H:%I:%S][<--] ') + data + "\r\n")
        self.sendToConsole(time.strftime('[%H:%I:%S][<--] ') + data + "\r\n")

    def setNick(self, nick):
        self.sendRawData('NICK ' + nick)

    def setName(self, ident, name):
        self.sendRawData('USER ' + ident + ' 0 0 :' + name)

    def joinChans(self, chans):
        for chan in chans:
            self.sendRawData('JOIN ' + chan)

    def pong(self, ping):
        self.sendRawData('PONG ' + ping)

    def closeConnection(self):
        self.socketObj.close()

    def closeLogfile(self):
        self.logObj.close()

ircbot.py:

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import time
from libircbot import *
from config import *

irc = libircbot()

try:
    irc.socketObj.connect((config['host'], config['port']))
except IOError:
    print IOError

irc.setNick(config['nick'])
irc.setName(config['ident'], config['name'])
while 1:
    tmp = irc.getRawData().split("\r\n")
    tmp.remove('')
    irc.buffer.extend(tmp)
    print irc.buffer
    for line in irc.buffer:
        data = line.rstrip().split(' ')
        if data[0][:1] == ':':
            sender = data.pop(0)
        if data[0] == 'PING':
            irc.pong(data[1][1:])
        if data[0] == '001':
            irc.joinChans(config['chans'])
        print irc.console
    time.sleep(1)
    irc.buffer = []



masticore@ubuntu:/media/WD Passport_/portfolio/python/ircbot$ ./ircbot.py
['NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname']
[21:09:11][<--] NICK ubrukeligBot2
[21:09:11][<--] USER lamer 0 0 :lamer

['NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking Ident', 'PING :1658817574', 'NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname']
[21:09:11][<--] NICK ubrukeligBot2
[21:09:11][<--] USER lamer 0 0 :lamer

[21:09:11][<--] NICK ubrukeligBot2
[21:09:11][<--] USER lamer 0 0 :lamer
[21:09:13][<--] PONG 1658817574

[21:09:11][<--] NICK ubrukeligBot2
[21:09:11][<--] USER lamer 0 0 :lamer
[21:09:13][<--] PONG 1658817574

['NOTICE AUTH :*** No ident response']
[21:09:11][<--] NICK ubrukeligBot2
[21:09:11][<--] USER lamer 0 0 :lamer
[21:09:13][<--] PONG 1658817574

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./ircbot.py", line 19, in <module>
    tmp.remove('')
ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list