FL_Part2_9.py

while True:
    accept_timeout = 10
    soc.settimeout(accept_timeout)
    try:
        connection, address = soc.accept()
        print("Connected to a client: {client_info}.".format(client_info=address))

        received_data = b''
        while True:
            recv_start_time = time.time()
            time_struct = time.gmtime()
            date_time = "Waiting to Receive Data Starting from {day}/{month}/{year} {hour}:{minute}:{second} GMT".format(year=time_struct.tm_year, month=time_struct.tm_mon, day=time_struct.tm_mday, hour=time_struct.tm_hour, minute=time_struct.tm_min, second=time_struct.tm_sec)
            print(date_time)
            recv_timeout = 5
            received_data, status = recv(connection, 8, recv_timeout)
            print("Received data from the client: {received_data}".format(received_data=received_data))
            if status == 0:
                connection.close()
                print("Connection Closed either due to inactivity for {recv_timeout} seconds or due to an error.".format(recv_timeout=recv_timeout), end="\n\n")
                break

            msg = "Reply from the server."
            msg = pickle.dumps(msg)
            connection.sendall(msg)
            print("Server sent a message to the client.")
    except socket.timeout:
        soc.close()
        print("A socket.timeout exception occurred because the server did not receive any connection for {accept_timeout} seconds.".format(accept_timeout=accept_timeout))
        break