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Python SocketModule: 'str' object has no attribute 'connect'

I'm probably being really dumb but I can't resolve this error in a basic client script. 

import socket

ipaddr = ""
desipaddr = ""
desport = 9999
myclient = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)


def startclient(desipaddr):
    desipadd = raw_input("[+] Enter chatserver IP: ")
    desipaddr = str(desipadd)
    return desipaddr

def otherclient(desipaddr, myclient, desport):
    myclient.connect(desipaddr, desport)
    datatosend = raw_input("[+]>>> ")
    myclient.send(datatosend)
    datatoberecv = myclient.recv(1024)
    formatteddata = "[+] " + str(datatoberecv)
    print formatteddata


def main():
    startclient(desipaddr)
    otherclient(myclient, desipaddr, desport)

main()

"Attribute Error: 'str' object has no attribute 'connect'

Solution

  • You defined 

    def otherclient(desipaddr, myclient, desport):

    But passed

    otherclient(myclient, desipaddr, desport)