Script for sending data to Ubidots using UDP

Ubidots_UDP_python.py

import socket
import time
import json
import requests
import os

# UBIDOTS PARAMETERS
SERVER = "industrial.api.ubidots.com"
PORT = 9012
BUFFER_SIZE = 1024
TOKEN = ""

def send_packet(token): 
    try: 
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)  
        s.connect_ex((SERVER, PORT)) 
        s.settimeout(10) 
        message = "test/1|POST|{}|".format(token) 
        message = "{}uptime-monitor:uptime-monitor=>udp:1|end".format(message)
        s.send(message.encode()) 
        data = s.recv(BUFFER_SIZE)
        response = data.decode()
        print(f'server response: {response}')
        if response != 'OK': 
            return False
        s.close() 
        return True
    except Exception as e: 
        print(f'there was an error, details: {e}')
        return False