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gabrielfalcao / get-free-tcp-port.py
Created October 31, 2015 18:30
Getting a random free tcp port in python using sockets
# Getting a random free tcp port in python using sockets
def get_free_tcp_port():
tcp = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
tcp.bind(('', 0))
addr, port = tcp.getsockname()
tcp.close()
return port