socket doesn't.... close ?!?

[sznever]

Hi.

I'm writing a simple irc client, but, if i try this
code:

---
import sys
import socket
import string

HOST="irc.ircarea.net"
PORT=6667
NICK="test1234"
IDENT="test1234"
REALNAME="test1234"
readbuffer=""

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM )
s.connect((HOST, PORT))
s.send("NICK %s\r\n" % NICK)
s.send("USER %s %s bla :%s\r\n" % (IDENT, HOST, REALNAME))
s.send("JOIN #test1234\r\n")
s.close
---

the gprs connection seems never 'close'
really.
The only thing is exit python interpreter.
bug ?

thanks

[eichin]

If the code you've supplied is an accurate copy, then the problem is simple:

s.close

is "the value of the close method of s", whereas

s.close()

actually *calls* the close function with no arguments...

[sznever]

Originally posted by eichin
If the code you've supplied is an accurate copy, then the problem is simple:

s.close

is "the value of the close method of s", whereas

s.close()

actually *calls* the close function with no arguments...

yes, my fault, the 2 parenthesis are in original code and not work as i have posted.