socket_binary_client.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# encoding: utf-8
#
# Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
#
"""Send binary data
"""

#end_pymotw_header
import binascii
import socket
import struct
import sys

# Create a TCP/IP socket
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
server_address = ('localhost', 10000)
sock.connect(server_address)

values = (1, b'ab', 2.7)
packer = struct.Struct('I 2s f')
packed_data = packer.pack(*values)

print('values =', values)

try:
    # Send data
    print('sending {!r}'.format(binascii.hexlify(packed_data)))
    sock.sendall(packed_data)
finally:
    print('closing socket')
    sock.close()