Minecraft server list ping handler

mcServ.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import asyncore, socket, pickle

class Server(asyncore.dispatcher):
    def __init__(self, host, port):
        asyncore.dispatcher.__init__(self)
        self.create_socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        self.bind(('', port))
        self.listen(1)

    def handle_accept(self):
        socket, address = self.accept()
        print 'Connection by', address
        EchoHandler(socket)

class EchoHandler(asyncore.dispatcher_with_send):
    # Wait for attempted connections and respond with out server list ping pickle
    # (Should probably double check it is the server list ping packet)
    def handle_read(self):
        d = self.recv(1024)
        if d:
            self.send(pickle.loads("""S'\xff\x00.\x00\xa7\x001\x00\x00\x004\x007\x00\x00\x001\x00.\x009\x00.\x002\x00\x00\x00 \x00D\x00e\x00a\x00y\x00g\x00o\x00 \x00S\x00m\x00e\x00l\x00l\x00s\x00\x00\x001\x000\x000\x00\x00\x001\x000\x000'
p0
."""))

s = Server('', 25565)
asyncore.loop()

I use a kinda similar ping for those minecraft server lists
Minecraft Server Buzz and Minelist

Of course this python ping script is pretty old, but in the core its still works the same as 14 years ago.

Appreciate your work sharing with the community, thank you! :)