Simple Python UDP echo server

reply-to-empty-udp.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# Author: David Manouchehri <[email protected]>
# This script will always echo back data on the UDP port of your choice.
# Useful if you want nmap to report a UDP port as "open" instead of "open|filtered" on a standard scan.
# Works with both Python 2 & 3.

import socket

sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)

server_address = '0.0.0.0'
server_port = 31337

server = (server_address, server_port)
sock.bind(server)
print("Listening on ", server_address, ":", str(server_port), flush=True)

while True:
  payload, client_address = sock.recvfrom(1000)
  print("Echoing data back to ", str(client_address), ": ", payload)
	sent = sock.sendto(payload, client_address)
  print("Sent results: ", str(sent), flush=True)

udpecho.service

[Unit]
Description=UDP Echo Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=udpecho
ExecStart=/bin/python3 /usr/local/bin/udp_echo_server.py
Restart=on-abort

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target