python check_server

#! /usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
import sys
import socket


def check_server(host, port):
try:
s = socket.socket()
s.connect((host, port))
return True
except Exception, e:
print "Connection to %s on port %s failed: %s" % (host, port, e)
return False


if __name__ == "__main__":
from optparse import OptionParser
parser = OptionParser()
parser.add_option('-a', '--address', dest='address', default='localhost',
  help='Address fro server', metavar='ADDRESS')
parser.add_option('-p', '--port', dest='port', default='80',
  help='Port for server', metavar='PORT')
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
print 'options: %s, args: %s' % (options, args)
check = check_server(options.address, int(options.port))
print 'check_server returned %s' % check
sys.exit(not check)