[Twisted-Python] How to get an unused port
Gabriel Rossetti
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Wed Feb 27 05:57:35 EST 2008
Andrew Bennetts wrote:
> Gabriel Rossetti wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I need to be able to get an unused port for a server, it will then
>> communicate it to a third party.
>> I don't have any restrictions other than it shouldn't be a known used port
>> (one used by other apps (above 1023)), but for that I'll probably have to
>> create a list and verify manually. Does anyone know how to do this (without
>> iterating all ports and trying), it must be possible since a client gets
>> the next unused port from the OS, I'd like to do this with Twisted if
>> possible.
>>
>
> Pass 0 as the port number.
>
> -Andrew.
>
>
Hello Andrew, thanks for the reply, I finally got it, see my last
message on this thread.
Gabriel
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