Creating a socket in python

Question

import socket
import sys

HOST = ''   # Symbolic name meaning all available interfaces
PORT = 8888 # Arbitrary non-privileged port

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
print 'Socket created'

try:
    s.bind((HOST, PORT))
except socket.error , msg:
    print 'Bind failed. Error Code : ' + str(msg[0]) + ' Message ' + msg[1]
    sys.exit()

print 'Socket bind complete'

s.listen(10)
print 'Socket now listening'

#wait to accept a connection - blocking call
conn, addr = s.accept()

#display client information
print 'Connected with ' + addr[0] + ':' + str(addr[1])

While running this file I get

  File "socket.py", line 1, in <module>
    import socket
  File "/root/socket.py", line 7, in <module>
    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'AF_INET'

I want to create a socket to accept connections and read/send data... Im experiencing this kind of error while doing it. I am new to python i dont know anything i just got the code from a website. thankyou

The name shadowing trap

jfs
– jfs

2014-12-31 03:35:03 +00:00
Commented Dec 31, 2014 at 3:35 — jfs
– jfs, Commented Dec 31, 2014 at 3:35

Padraic Cunningham · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-31 00:22:11Z

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You called your file socket.py rename it to somethng like my_socket.py and delete the socket.pyc file in the same directory.

You are trying to import from your socket.py file not the actual socket module, python checks the local directory first.

answered Dec 31, 2014 at 0:22

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Timo D Over a year ago

Quick explanation: When using the import statement, Python will first look in the current directory for a file that is named like that. So your file is imported instead of the library socket

Saher Ahwal · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-31 00:23:12Z

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The error simply means that the socket object does not have an error field or attribute

I think it is a naming issue you have since you names your file as the name of socket module. Change the name, might fix the problem.

answered Dec 31, 2014 at 0:23

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