Python, socket.error: [Errno 10049]

Question

Working on a base for a simple chat client, and got the following error:
socket.error: [Errno 10049] The requested address is not valid in its context

The code is:

from socket import *
HOST = ''
PORT = 8000
s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
s.connect((HOST, PORT))
i = True
while i is True:
    msg = raw_input("Write A MSG: ")
    s.send(msg)
    print "Awaiting reply"
    reply = s.recv(1024)
    print "Recived: ", repr(reply)

s.close()

Thanks for helping.

Which line is the error on? Also, possible duplicate stackoverflow.com/questions/7162869/… — CDspace
– CDspace, Commented Oct 25, 2013 at 20:58
You can look here for windows error codes which seems to be the platform you are using. I suspect the problem you have is that your HOST variable is empty. — François Moisan
– François Moisan, Commented Oct 25, 2013 at 20:58
Possible duplicate of Python Sockets/SocketServer Connection — ZF007
– ZF007, Commented Dec 11, 2017 at 16:26

JadedTuna · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-25 21:02:45Z

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The error is:

...
s.connect((HOST, PORT))

And it is because HOST = "". You may use HOST = "" when binding sockets. But when connecting, you should use HOST = "localhost" or HOST = "someaddr.com".

answered Oct 25, 2013 at 21:02

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DanGoodrick Over a year ago

HOST can also be the IP address of another machine on the network, right? e.g. '130.132.234.14'

phd · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-11 23:35:28Z

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IP address (HOST) is not correct. If you want to access it from local computer you can use '127.0.0.1' or 'localhost'. To access from anywhere use '0.0.0.0'.

edited Jul 11, 2017 at 23:35

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answered Jul 11, 2017 at 13:37

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