socket in python 2.2 vs 2.1

[Jason Orendorff]

Ivan Bykov wrote:
> IMHO, '255.255.255.255' is a valid IP number. This is
> number mask, use for broadcast packet.
> MvL> Just remove the connect call.
> Then program to work not will.

You are sending UDP broadcast packets?
I think the right way to do this is:

  import socket
  s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
  s.sendto(text, ('255.255.255.255', port))

That is, I think it is a mistake to call s.connect().
I believe most sockets libraries allow you to call connect()
on a DGRAM socket, and they interpret that as the programmer
setting a default destination for datagrams.  However, it
seems more natural (and more faithful to the nature of UDP)
to specify the destination with sendto().

(Martin:  255.255.255.255 is the limited broadcast address.)

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