twisted.internet.interfaces.IListeningPort

interface documentation

class IListeningPort(Interface): (source)

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A listening port.

Method getHost Get the host that this port is listening for.
Method startListening Start listening on this port.
Method stopListening Stop listening on this port.
def getHost(): (source)

Get the host that this port is listening for.

Returns
IAddressAn IAddress provider.
def startListening(): (source)

Start listening on this port.

Raises
CannotListenErrorIf it cannot listen on this port (e.g., it is a TCP port and it cannot bind to the required port number).
def stopListening(): (source)

Stop listening on this port.

If it does not complete immediately, will return Deferred that fires upon completion.

Returns
Optional[Deferred]Undocumented