client.py

import socket
import sys
import os
import time

os.system("clear")

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

def connect(host, port):
    print("\nAttempting to connect to:\nIP: %s\nPort: %d" % (host, port))
    s.connect((host,port))
    print("\nSuccessfully connected to:\nIP: %s\nPort: %d" % (host, port))
    name = input("\nWhats your name?\nName: ")
    while True:
        message = input("%s: " % (name)).encode()
        s.sendall(message)
        data = s.recv(1024)
        print("Received: ", repr(data))

def get_connection_info():
    while True:
        os.system("clear")
        os.system("hostname -I")

        print("\nWhat IP and Port would you like to connect to?")
        host = input("\nHost: ")
        port = int(input("Port: ")) # the port has to be an int, (explaining the reasoning behind the int(input))

        os.system("clear")
        print("\nIs this the correct IP and Port number you'd like to connect to?\n\nIP: %s\nPort: %d" % (host, port))

        correct = input("\n[y/n]: ").lower().split()

        if correct[0] == "y":
            connect(host, port)
        elif correct[0] == "n":
            get_connection_info()
        else:
            get_connection_info()

get_connection_info()