thanks alot! that's all there is to it..so it's just a simple connect. Dan M wrote: > On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:21:20 -0700, eight02645999 wrote: > > > hi > > in python, how do one query a port to see whether it's up or not? > > thanks > > I'm an absolute beginner, but let's see if I can help. Assuming you want > to check a port on another machine, > > import socket > port=25 # Port we want to test > host=machine.to.test # Either IP address or FQDN > s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) > try: > s.connect((host, port)) > print "We made the connection" > except socket.error: > print "Sorry, that port is not open" > s.close > > Does that help? > > Dan
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