python socket模块实现网络广播消息。
例子:
 
#!/bin/python
#
"""Module for simple UDP broadcast support.
The classes in this module are stepping stones for building discoverable
services on a network. Server replies are to be handled by the importer."""
__author__ = 'Stephen "Zero" Chappell <Noctis.Skytower@gmail.com>'
__date__ = '4 December 2011'
__version__ = '$Revision: 5 $'
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import socket
import _thread
import time
class Beacon:
    __slots__ = '__sock', '__addr'
    def __init__(self, port):
        "Initialize the beacon for sending and receiving data."
        self.__sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
        self.__sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, True)
        self.__sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, True)
        self.__sock.bind(('0.0.0.0', port))
        self.__addr = '255.255.255.255', port
    def __del__(self):
        "Shutdown and close the underlying socket."
        self.__sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
        self.__sock.close()
    def recv(self, size):
        "Receive a broadcast through the underlying socket."
        return self.__sock.recvfrom(size)
    def send(self, data):
        "Send a broadcast through the underlying socket."
        assert self.__sock.sendto(data, self.__addr) == len(data), 
               'Not all data was sent through the socket!'
    def __gettimeout(self):
        return self.__sock.gettimeout()
    def __settimeout(self, value):
        self.__sock.settimeout(value)
    def __deltimeout(self):
        self.__sock.setblocking(True)
    timeout = property(__gettimeout, __settimeout, __deltimeout,
                       'Timeout on blocking socket operations.')
#----
def test():
    "Test the beacon broadcasting class."
    b = Beacon(50000)
    _thread.start_new_thread(test_send, (b,))
    test_recv(b)
#--测试发送广播数据
def test_send(b):
    "Test the beacon's send method."
    while True:
        b.send(time.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', time.gmtime()).encode())
        time.sleep(1)
#--测试接收网络广播数据
def test_recv(b):
    "Test the beacon's recv method."
    while True:
        data, address = b.recv(1 << 12)
        print('From: {}n{}n'.format(address, data.decode()))
#----
if __name__ == '__main__':
    test()