problem with SocketServer -- address already in use

[Fredrik Lundh]

Phil Hunt <philh at vision25.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm trying to use SocketServer.py to write a TCP server. I ran
> my program with ``python serv.py'', which went into an infinite
> loop (which is what it should do). I exited my program with ^Z,
> and tried to start it up again. I got an error message:
> 
> socket.error: (98, 'Address already in use')
> 
> which I presume is because something thinks the old invokation of
> my program is still using port 7070. 
> 
> How do I clear the port, before I start up my server?

use setsockopt to enable local address reuse; see

    http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=484041505&fmt=text

for an example.

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