Check if one in multiple ports are active

check_many_ports.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import logging
import socket
import sys

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)

def portcheck(host, port):
    try:
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        s.connect((host, port))
        logging.debug("Connected to %s on port %d", host, port)
        s.close()
        return True
    except:
        logging.debug("Failed to connect to %s on port %d", host, port)
        return False

def handleargs(args):
    args = args[1:]
    yield socket.gethostbyname(args[0])
    for x in args[1:]:
        yield int(x)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    n = handleargs(sys.argv)
    host = n.next()
    p = lambda x: portcheck(host, x)
    any([p(x) for x in n])