python2-http-listener.py

#!/bin/python2s

# Symbolic name, meaning all available interfaces
VAR_HOST = ""
# Arbitrary non-privileged port
VAR_PORT = 9003

import socket
import sys

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

local_hostname = socket.gethostname()
local_ip = socket.gethostbyname(local_hostname)

# Bind socket to local host and port
try:
    s.bind((VAR_HOST, VAR_PORT))
except socket.error as msg:
    print "Bind failed. Error Code : " + str(msg[0]) + " Message " + msg[1]
    sys.exit()

# Start listening on socket
s.listen(10)
print "Socket now listening on " + local_ip + "/" + local_hostname + " on port " + str(
    VAR_PORT
)
# Now keep talking with the client
while 1:
    # Wait to accept a connection - blocking call
    conn, addr = s.accept()
    print "Connection initiated from " + addr[0]
s.close()

python3-http-listener.py

#!/bin/python3

# Symbolic name, meaning all available interfaces
VAR_HOST = ""
# Arbitrary non-privileged port
VAR_PORT = 9003

import socket
import sys

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

local_hostname = socket.gethostname()
local_ip = socket.gethostbyname(local_hostname)

# Bind socket to local host and port
try:
    s.bind((VAR_HOST, VAR_PORT))
except socket.error as msg:
    print("Bind failed. Error Code : " + str(msg[0]) + " Message " + msg[1])
    sys.exit()

# Start listening on socket
s.listen(10)
print(
    "Socket now listening on "
    + local_ip
    + "/"
    + local_hostname
    + " on port "
    + str(VAR_PORT)
)
# Now keep talking with the client
while 1:
    # Wait to accept a connection - blocking call
    conn, addr = s.accept()
    print("Connection initiated from " + addr[0])
s.close()

Ah Windows, maybe try this instead:

python3 -m http.server 9003 --bind 127.0.0.1

And I believe it should be conn.recv to read from the accepted client socket, not s.recv to read from the listening socket.

Yes of course I set the VAR_HOST variable the problem is that you can't call the recv function to receive the data if you don't start a connection

That's it exactely it should be conn.recv to read from the client socket, not s.recv, thanks :)