where to find information about errors/exceptions in socket.py

[Steve Holden]

mirandacascade at yahoo.com wrote:
> Version of python: 2.4
> O/S: Win2K
> 
> I will be writing some python scripts to do some client-side
> programming that involves socket.py.  I expect that I will be making
> calls to the following methods/functions:
> 
> connect_ex()
> setsockopt()
> sendall()
> recv()
> close()
> 
> Where can one find information about whether the functions/methods
> above return error codes that provide some indication as to whether the
> function/method succeeded?  Is there an exception class for handling
> exceptions raised in socket.py?  If so, where can one find information
> about it?
> 
> I consulted the docstrings and didn't find much about return codes or
> exception classes.  Also looked at the Lutz "Programming Python"
> text...it devotes several pages to socket programming, but I didn't
> observe much with regard to error/exception handling.
> 
I'd suggest reading the documentation myself:

     http://docs.python.org/lib/module-socket.html

regards
  Steve
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