Let's start by having a quick look at our Python Web Socket server code and running the server to see it in operation. This will give us a broad idea of the code and a first-hand demonstration of how the code works before we discuss it in detail.
You will find the Web Socket server's code in the chapter03/flask_ws_server.py file. Please review this file before proceeding.
When you have looked through the code, we will run our server. Here are the steps to follow:
- Run the Web Socket server with the following command:
(venv) $ python flask_ws_server.py
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NFO:werkzeug: * Running on http://0.0.0.0:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
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The preceding output is similar to what we saw when we ran the RESTful API server; however, you can expect more output messages on your Terminal for this server. The additional output you will see has been truncated from the preceding example.
If flask_ws_server.py ...