Review a Python 2 socket example
whois.py
import sys
import socket
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.connect(("whois.arin.net", 43))
s.send(sys.argv[1] + "\r\n")
#Python 2.7 send signature
#socket.send(string[, flags])
If compile with Python 3, it prompts the following error?
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\repos\hc\whois\python\whois.py", line 6, in <module>
s.send(sys.argv[1] + "\r\n")
TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface
Solution
In Python 3, the socket accepts bytes, you need to convert string to bytes with a encode()
function like this :
whois.py
import sys
import socket
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.connect(("whois.arin.net", 43))
#convert string to bytes
s.send((sys.argv[1] + "\r\n").encode())
#Python 3.4 send signature
#socket.send(bytes[, flags])
P.S Tested with Python 3.4.3