cpython/Demo/sockets/mcast.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Send/receive UDP multicast packets.
# Requires that your OS kernel supports IP multicast.
#
# Usage:
# mcast -s (sender, IPv4)
# mcast -s -6 (sender, IPv6)
# mcast (receivers, IPv4)
# mcast -6 (receivers, IPv6)
MYPORT = 8123
MYGROUP_4 = '225.0.0.250'
MYGROUP_6 = 'ff15:7079:7468:6f6e:6465:6d6f:6d63:6173'
MYTTL = 1 # Increase to reach other networks
import ipaddr
import time
import struct
import socket
import sys
def main():
group = MYGROUP_6 if "-6" in sys.argv[1:] else MYGROUP_4
if "-s" in sys.argv[1:]:
sender(group)
else:
receiver(group)
def _sockfam(ip):
"""Returns the family argument of socket.socket"""
if ip.version == 4:
return socket.AF_INET
elif ip.version == 6:
return socket.AF_INET6
else:
raise ValueError('IPv' + ip.version + ' is not supported')
def sender(group):
group_ip = ipaddr.IP(group)
s = socket.socket(_sockfam(group_ip), socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
# Set Time-to-live (optional)
ttl_bin = struct.pack('@i', MYTTL)
if group_ip.version == 4:
s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, socket.IP_MULTICAST_TTL, ttl_bin)
else:
s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IPV6, socket.IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS, ttl_bin)
while True:
data = repr(time.time())
s.sendto(data + '\0', (group_ip.ip_ext_full, MYPORT))
time.sleep(1)
def receiver(group):
group_ip = ipaddr.IP(group)
# Create a socket
s = socket.socket(_sockfam(group_ip), socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
# Allow multiple copies of this program on one machine
# (not strictly needed)
s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
# Bind it to the port
s.bind(('', MYPORT))
# Join group
if group_ip.version == 4: # IPv4
mreq = group_ip.packed + struct.pack('=I', socket.INADDR_ANY)
s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, socket.IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, mreq)
else:
mreq = group_ip.packed + struct.pack('@I', 0)
s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IPV6, socket.IPV6_JOIN_GROUP, mreq)
# Loop, printing any data we receive
while True:
data, sender = s.recvfrom(1500)
while data[-1:] == '\0': data = data[:-1] # Strip trailing \0's
print (str(sender) + ' ' + repr(data))
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()