twisted.internet.interfaces.IListeningPort

Package twisted :: Package internet :: Module interfaces :: Class IListeningPort

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Class IListeningPort

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           IListeningPort

A listening port.

Method Summary
	`getHost(self)` Get the host that this port is listening for.
	`startListening(self)` Start listening on this port.
	`stopListening(self)` Stop listening on this port.

Method Details

Get the host that this port is listening for.

Returns:: a tuple of (proto_type, ...), where proto_type will be a string such as 'INET', 'SSL', 'UNIX'. The rest of the tuple will be identifying information about the port.

Start listening on this port.

Raises:: CannotListenError - as defined in twisted.internet.error, if it cannot listen on this port (e.g., it is a TCP port and it cannot bind to the required port number)

Stop listening on this port.

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