The official Python documentation actually comes with a Socket Programming HOWTO that goes over conceptual topics and intended socket API usage: https://docs.p

The official Python documentation actually comes with a Socket Programming HOWTO that goes over conceptual topics and intended socket API usage: https://docs.python.org/dev/howto/sockets.html#socket-howto https://docs.python.org/dev/howto/sockets.html#socket-howto It gets overlooked because most folks only check the Tutorial and the Standard Library sections.