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import socket
import threading
# list to keep track of all connected client sockets
clients = []
# this function handles communication with a specific client
def handle_client(connection, address):
while True:
try:
# receives message from this specific client
message = connection.recv(1024).decode()
if not message:
break
print(f"Message from {address}: {message}")
# broadcasts this message to all OTHER clients
broadcast(message, connection)
except:
break
# cleans up when client disconnects
print(f"Client {address} disconnected.")
if connection in clients:
clients.remove(connection)
connection.close()
# the function to send a message to everyone except the sender
def broadcast(message, sender_connection):
for client in clients:
if client != sender_connection:
try:
client.send(message.encode())
except:
client.close()
if client in clients:
clients.remove(client)
# creates and sets up socket
server_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
server_socket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
server_socket.bind(("localhost", 12345))
server_socket.listen()
print("Server started. Waiting for multiple clients...")
# the main loop to accept new connections
while True:
conn, addr = server_socket.accept()
print(f"Connected to: {addr}")
clients.append(conn)
# starts a new thread for every new client
thread = threading.Thread(target=handle_client, args=(conn, addr))
thread.start()