tangible-interaction/Websockets-Communication/01_Server_Python

Python Websocket Server Example

This script runs a websocket server in a local laptop.

Python Installation

1. Install python 3: https://www.python.org/
2. In a terminal, install: pip install websockets
   • If on Mac, use a virtual environment:
   • Open the terminal in the directory of the python server script
   • In the terminal write python3 -m venv venv or python -m venv venv
   • In the terminal write source venv/bin/activate. You should now see (venv) followed by your directory
   • In the terminal write pip install websockets
3. Run the python script with python WebsocketServerExample.py or python3 WebsocketServerExample.py
   • Note! On Mac you will always need to run "source venv/bin/activate" every time you open a new terminal window before running the server python script
4. You should now see "WebSocket server running on IP ( ** Your IP address ** ) port ( ** Your port ** )"
5. Use this IP address in your configuration of Websocket Clients