#!/usr/local/bin/python

import SocketServer
import socket
import string
import sys

port = 5194

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
   port = string.atoi(sys.argv[1])

class Srv(SocketServer.StreamRequestHandler):
   def handle(self):
      print "python srv called by %s" % (self.client_address,)
         # why is the comma needed??
      while 1:
         line = self.rfile.readline().strip()
         print "python srv got [" + line + "]" + " from " + self.client_address[0]
         self.wfile.write(line + "\n")
         if len(line) <= 1:
            break
         if line == "exit":
            break
         if line == "die!":
            sys.exit()

srv = SocketServer.ThreadingTCPServer(("",port), Srv)
   # or ThreadingTCPServer or ForkingTCPServer ?
   # this is a multi-threaded server
srv.serve_forever()

# this does not exit gracefully!