17. Interprocess Communication and Networking — Python v3.2.6 documentation

The modules described in this chapter provide mechanisms for different processes to communicate.

Some modules only work for two processes that are on the same machine, e.g. signal and subprocess. Other modules support networking protocols that two or more processes can used to communicate across machines.

The list of modules described in this chapter is:

17.1. subprocess — Subprocess management
17.2. socket — Low-level networking interface
17.3. ssl — TLS/SSL wrapper for socket objects
17.4. signal — Set handlers for asynchronous events
17.5. asyncore — Asynchronous socket handler
- 17.5.1. asyncore Example basic HTTP client
- 17.5.2. asyncore Example basic echo server
17.6. asynchat — Asynchronous socket command/response handler
- 17.6.1. asynchat - Auxiliary Classes
- 17.6.2. asynchat Example