Q68: How do low-level Socket connections work in Python?

The socket module provides low-level network interface bindings:

  • Server: socket(), bind((host, port)), listen(), accept(), recv(), send(), close().
  • Client: socket(), connect((host, port)), send(), recv(), close().
Key Takeaways
  • Low-level TCP/UDP socket network API.
  • Server pipeline: bind -> listen -> accept.
Knowledge Check

Which socket method blocks waiting for an incoming client TCP connection request on servers?