import socket # binds to all interfaces, insecure s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) s.bind(('0.0.0.0', 31137)) # binds to all interfaces, insecure s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) s.bind(('', 4040)) # binds only to a dedicated interface, secure s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) s.bind(('84.68.10.12', 8080)) # binds to all interfaces, insecure ALL_LOCALS = "0.0.0.0" s.bind((ALL_LOCALS, 9090))