I have 2 python programs: 1st one is a tcp server that in while True cycle accepts new clients and handles each of them in a separate thread. On the client side I have basic functionality and use it for sending and receiving simple messages. The thing that I don't understand - it is how I can close client socket properly. For now I'm using this code to close my client socket: def __on_s_close(self): try: self.__socket.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR) except socket.error as e: logger.error(f"error while shutting down: {e}") finally: self.__socket.close() self.__socket = None logger.debug("client terminated from client module!") As I understood, in the Server module I accept a client socket object, so I can shutdown and close it from the server side. My questions are: Where do I need to close the client socket - in the server module or in client module? What's the difference? If I close it in server module, what happens to the socket object in the client module? It becomes None Type? Or stays the same? If I want reconnect client to the server, do I need to create a new instance of a socket class, or I can use previous one? What happens after socket.close()? Also, as I understood, even after I executed this method on the client side, due to while True cycle my program still can reach socket.recv() function and run into errors. But when I execute socket.close() on the server side - I don't get such error on the client side. Is there any way to close socket gracefully on the client side?(excluding try/except) Thank you for your help. Continue reading...
