Create tcp_client.py

scripts/tcp_client.py

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+import socket
+import threading
+import sys
+
+#Wait for incoming data from server
+#.decode is used to turn the message in bytes to a string
+def receive(socket, signal):
+    while signal:
+        try:
+            data = socket.recv(32)
+            print(str(data.decode("utf-8")))
+        except:
+            print("You have been disconnected from the server")
+            signal = False
+            break
+
+#Get host and port
+host = input("Host: ")
+port = int(input("Port: "))
+
+#Attempt connection to server
+try:
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    sock.connect((host, port))
+except:
+    print("Could not make a connection to the server")
+    input("Press enter to quit")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+#Create new thread to wait for data
+receiveThread = threading.Thread(target = receive, args = (sock, True))
+receiveThread.start()
+
+#Send data to server
+#str.encode is used to turn the string message into bytes so it can be sent across the network
+while True:
+    message = input()
+    sock.sendall(str.encode(message))