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Demo/sockets/finger.py

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+#! /usr/local/python
+
+# Python interface to the Internet finger daemon.
+#
+# Usage: finger [options] [user][@host] ...
+#
+# If no host is given, the finger daemon on the local host is contacted.
+# Options are passed uninterpreted to the finger daemon!
+
+
+import sys, string
+from socket import *
+
+
+# Hardcode the number of the finger port here.
+# It's not likely to change soon...
+#
+FINGER_PORT = 79
+
+
+# Function to do one remote finger invocation.
+# Output goes directly to stdout (although this can be changed).
+#
+def finger(host, args):
+	s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
+	s.connect(host, FINGER_PORT)
+	s.send(args + '\n')
+	while 1:
+		buf = s.recv(1024)
+		if not buf: break
+		sys.stdout.write(buf)
+	sys.stdout.flush()
+
+
+# Main function: argument parsing.
+#
+def main():
+	options = ''
+	i = 1
+	while i < len(sys.argv) and sys.argv[i][:1] = '-':
+		options = options + sys.argv[i] + ' '
+		i = i+1
+	args = sys.argv[i:]
+	if not args:
+		args = ['']
+	for arg in args:
+		if '@' in arg:
+			at = string.index(arg, '@')
+			host = arg[at+1:]
+			arg = arg[:at]
+		else:
+			host = ''
+		finger(host, options + arg)
+
+
+# Call the main function.
+#
+main()