Beginning Python - From Novice to Professional

514 CHAPTER 27 ■ PROJECT 8: FILE SHARING WITH XML-RPC
except Fault, f:
if f.faultCode == UNHANDLED: pass
else: self.known.remove(other)
except:
self.known.remove(other)
raise UnhandledQuery
def main():
url, directory, secret = sys.argv[1:]
n = Node(url, directory, secret)
n._start()
if __name__ == '__main__': main()
Listing 27-3. A Node Controller Interface (client.py)
from xmlrpclib import ServerProxy, Fault
from cmd import Cmd
from random import choice
from string import lowercase
from server import Node, UNHANDLED
from threading import Thread
from time import sleep
import sys
HEAD_START = 0.1 # Seconds
SECRET_LENGTH = 100
def randomString(length):
"""
Returns a random string of letters with the given length.
"""
chars = []
letters = lowercase[:26]
while length > 0:
length -= 1
chars.append(choice(letters))
return ''.join(chars)
class Client(Cmd):
"""
A simple text-based interface to the Node class.
"""
prompt = '> '