parLANce: chat with folks on your local area network

parLANce is a bare bones terminal chat program that connects you with people on the same local area network. It uses raw sockets to broadcast messages via multicast IP.

Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/cappachu/parlance.git

or

python setup.py install

Start Speaking Localese with Ease:

Pick a username/handle and begin chatting with people on your home, office, cafe or public network. You can even chat over an adhoc network.

Type :q or :quit to Quit

$ parlance Bob 

Caveats

• Messages are sent over the wire unencrypted
• Multiple users can select the same handle/username
• Doesn't run on a Windows host without tweaking