Clean closing socket with <ctrl+c>

stackex/testsocketclose.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+testsocketclose.py
+
+https://stackoverflow.com/q/32019274/6709630
+"""
+import signal, socket, sys, time
+
+def handler(signum, frame):
+    """ Catch <ctrl+c> signal for clean stop"""
+    print('\nNice exit')
+    connection.close()
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handler)
+
+# Creation de la connection
+connection = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+connection.bind(('localhost', 5555))
+connection.listen(5)
+
+while 1:
+    print("Socket open:\n{}\nExit with <ctrl+c>".format(connection))
+    time.sleep(2)