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Get random available port
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get-port.py
"""
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1075399/how-to-bind-to-any-available-port
https://eklitzke.org/binding-on-port-zero
"""
import socket
def get_available_port(host='localhost'):
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
sock.bind((host, 0))
return sock.getsockname()[1]
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