Python Web Socket AttributeError: type object '_socketobject' has no attribute 'gethostbyname'

Question

Trying my hand at python web sockets for the first time and stuck on this bug:

AttributeError: type object '_socketobject' has no attribute 'gethostbyname'

from socket import *
serverSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
serverSocket.bind((socket.gethostname(), 80)) 
serverSocket.listen(5)
while True:
    print 'Ready to serve.'
    connectionSocket, addr = serverSocket.accept() 
    print 'connection is from', addr
    try:
        message = connectionSocket.recv(2048)
        filename = message.split()[1]
        print filename
        f = open(filename[1:])
        outputdata = f.read()
        connectionSocket.send('HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n\r\n')
        for i in range(0, len(outputdata)):
            connectionSocket.send(outputdata[i])
        connectionSocket.close()
    except IOError:
        print 'IOError'
        connectionSocket.send('HelloWorld.html')
        connectionSocket.close()
serverSocket.close()

Also, if you have any recommendations for libraries to use to make this easier/more like something you'd actually write, I'd much appreciate the input.

I should mention, I'm using Anaconda 2.5.0 (x86_64)

bvecc
– bvecc

2016-03-01 15:32:56 +00:00
Commented Mar 1, 2016 at 15:32 — bvecc
– bvecc, Commented Mar 1, 2016 at 15:32

Noctis Skytower · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-01 17:55:55Z

1

Since you imported the whole socket module into your namespace, you do not need to write socket. before your call to the gethostname function. Simplify the third line of your code like so: serverSocket.bind((gethostname(), 80))

answered Mar 1, 2016 at 17:55

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