# L-25 MCS 275 Wed 17 Mar 2010 : talk_client.py

# Illustration of sockets for swapping data
# between two clients.  The corresponding server
# is the script talk_host.py.

from socket import *

hostname = 'localhost'  # on same host
number = 11267          # same port number
buffer = 80             # size of the buffer

server_address = (hostname, number)
client = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
client.connect(server_address)

print 'client is connected'
alpha = raw_input('Give message : ')
client.send(alpha)

print 'client waits for reply'
beta = client.recv(buffer)
print 'client received \"' + beta + '\"'

client.close()