udp_client.py

# udp_clinet - Test udp client stub.
# Copyright (C) 2016  Sooraj Mandotti
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# sooraj.mandotti@stud.tu-darmstadt.de, Technical University Darmstadt

import socket
import sys

# Create a UDP socket
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)

server_address = ('192.168.0.101', 5005)
message = 'This is the message.  It will be repeated.'

try:

    # Send data
    print 'sending data : ',message
    sent = sock.sendto(message, server_address)

    # Receive response
    print 'waiting to receive'
    data, server = sock.recvfrom(4096)
    print 'received :',data

finally:
    print 'closing socket'
    sock.close()