Socket Programming HOWTO

Gordon McMillan

Abstract:

Sockets are used nearly everywhere, but are one of the most severely misunderstood technologies around. This is a 10,000 foot overview of sockets. It's not really a tutorial - you'll still have work to do in getting things operational. It doesn't cover the fine points (and there are a lot of them), but I hope it will give you enough background to begin using them decently.

This document is available in several formats, including PostScript, PDF, HTML and plain ASCII, from the Python HOWTO page at http://www.python.org/doc/howto/.