TCP server as a Windows service using Python?

[Shalabh Chaturvedi]

David Mitchell <djmitchell at spamfree.optushome.com.au> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.01.30.00.11.06.642734 at spamfree.optushome.com.au>...
> Hello group,
> 
> I'm trying to create a TCP server using Python, and I want it to run under
> Windows as a service.
... 
> I can't see how to let the service accept *either* an incoming TCP client
> connection *or* an e.g. "stop service" message.  If someone could point me
> to some sample code, I'd greatly appreciate it - Google hasn't been
> helpful.

An alternative solution might be to split the functionality into two
processes. The Windows service launches a second (TCP server) process,
which it later kills upon being asked to stop.

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Shalabh