simple socket server 2

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"""
Here I imported lots of different modules.
"""
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from Tkinter import * #Used to create the GUI

from ScrolledText import ScrolledText #Used to create the Scrolled Text

import socket #Used to create the server

import sys #Used for exiting in case of issue

from threading import * #Creates threading capabilities.


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"""
This section of the code is used to define the socket
server and its respective functions. These functions are
used by the GUI part to send messages to clients
"""
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BUFFER = 1024 #Buffer for recv of msg

import socket #Needed for connectivity
import sys #needed for exit

HOST = 'localhost'   # Loopback
PORT = 1234 # Random port that works

addr = (HOST, PORT) #I create the address based on the HOST and PORT variables

print addr #so that the user can see the addr

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)#creates a socket object 's'
print 'Socket created' #prints msg

try: #tries to bind to port
    s.bind((HOST, PORT))
except socket.error , msg: #if fail, do this
    print 'Bind failed. Error Code : ' + str(msg[0]) + ' Message ' + msg[1]
    sys.exit()

print 'Socket bind complete' #prints msg

s.listen(10) #listen for connections
print 'Socket now listening'

def SERVER_LOOP(s):
    """Function for accepting connections to server"""
    global conn
    conn, addr = s.accept()
    print "Connected with", addr



def RECEIVE(conn, BUFFER):
    """Receiving function"""
    while True:
        try:
            #Sending message to connected client
            #This only takes strings (words
            conn.recv(BUFFER)

        except Exception:
            import traceback
            print traceback.format_exc()

def send_msg(conn, message):

    """Send Messages"""
    #Send some data to the remote server
    my_message = message.get("0.0", END)


     #set the whole string
    conn.sendall(my_message)

def START_SERVER(addr):
    """Rudimentary client to start server. Helps for testing"""
    client = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    client.connect(("localhost", 1234))
    client.send("sup")


Thread(target = START_SERVER, args = (addr,)).start() #Start client thread


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"""
This code is used to hold the GUI stuff.
It uses Tkinter and multiple frames to accomplish this task.
It calls on commands from the Socket Server
"""
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#Setup Stuff
root = Tk()
root.title("HoweIM Server GUI")
#make my screen dimensions work
w = 500
h = 1000

root.geometry("500x1000")


#Create the Main-Frame
Hold_Frame = Frame(root)
Hold_Frame.grid()



#Past Frame

pastFrame = Frame(Hold_Frame, width = 100, height = 300)
pastFrame.grid()
pastText = ScrolledText(pastFrame, height = 30,
                        width = 50,
#This line (state = DISABLED) means that the user cannot edit this textbox
                        state = DISABLED,
#This line (relief = GROOVE, bd = 5) tells Tkinter to make a groove aroudn the box, and the width of the border
#Is now 5
                        relief = GROOVE, bd = 5)

pastText.grid(row = 1)


#Message Frame

messageFrame = Frame(Hold_Frame, width = 100, height = 100)
messageFrame.grid()

space = Label(messageFrame)
space.grid()

message = Text(messageFrame, height = 10, width = 50,
                    relief = GROOVE, borderwidth = 5,)
message.grid()

send = Button (messageFrame, text = "Send",
                    command = lambda: send_msg(s,message))
send.grid(row = 1, column = 1, sticky = S)


#Side Frame

sideFrame = Frame(Hold_Frame)





root.mainloop() #start gui mainloop