__del__ pattern?

[Dan]

> What does "default" mean, and is that definition in conflict with what
I 
> said? The docs say it means INADDR_ANY.

someSocket.bind(('', somePort)) means accept connections from any
machine. (We use INADDR_ANY instead of '' in C.)

someSocket.bind(('localhost', somePort)) means accept only connections
from the local machine.

Obviously, the second form is much more secure. Even if you don't plan
on accepting any of the connections, it's always more secure to let the
operating system turn everyone else away.

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