I have some python code that sometimes will block when a connection is opened up but no data is sent. I understand why it is waiting for 64 bits or less of data. It will wait forever. Is there a simple way to time out the connection if no data is received. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
serversocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
serversocket.bind(('', port))
serversocket.listen(5) # become a server socket, maximum 5 connections
while 1:
try:
while 1:
# print "Waiting for oonnection..."
connection, address = serversocket.accept()
buf = connection.recv(64)
You can use socket.settimeout(value) where value is number of seconds.
serversocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
serversocket.bind(('', port))
serversocket.listen(5) # become a server socket, maximum 5 connections
while 1:
try:
while 1:
# print "Waiting for oonnection..."
connection, address = serversocket.accept()
connection.settimeout(5) # Set 5 seconds timeout to receive 64 bytes of data
buf = connection.recv(64)
except socket.timeout:
print("Timeout happened -- goting back to accept another connection")