Beginning Python - From Novice to Professional

CHAPTER 27 ■ PROJECT 8: FILE SHARING WITH XML-RPC 515
def __init__(self, url, dirname, urlfile):
"""
Sets the url, dirname, and urlfile, and starts the Node
Server in a separate thread.
"""
Cmd.__init__(self)
self.secret = randomString(SECRET_LENGTH)
n = Node(url, dirname, self.secret)
t = Thread(target=n._start)
t.setDaemon(1)
t.start()
# Give the server a head start:
sleep(HEAD_START)
self.server = ServerProxy(url)
for line in open(urlfile):
line = line.strip()
self.server.hello(line)
def do_fetch(self, arg):
"Call the fetch method of the Server."
try:
self.server.fetch(arg, self.secret)
except Fault, f:
if f.faultCode != UNHANDLED: raise
print "Couldn't find the file", arg
def do_exit(self, arg):
"Exit the program."
print
sys.exit()
do_EOF = do_exit # End-Of-File is synonymous with 'exit'
def main():
urlfile, directory, url = sys.argv[1:]
client = Client(url, directory, urlfile)
client.cmdloop()
if __name__ == '__main__': main()