Maximum number of TCP connections in Python?

Question

I am working in Python on localhost. I wrote a raw server just read TCP socket, say in port 50001.

Then I tried max client connections:

def rawMultiConn(threadnum = 10000):
    g_event = threading.Event()
    def threadfn():
        sockets = [socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
                   for i in range(threadnum)]
        for s in sockets:
            s.connect(('localhost', SERVER_PORT))
        g_event.wait()
        for s in sockets: s.close()

    t = threading.Thread(target = threadfn)
    t.start()
    g_event.set()
    t.join()

but after about 3000 connections, exception occurs:

[Errno 10055] An operation on a socket could not be performed because the system lacked sufficient buffer space or because a queue was full

So how can I resolve it and max the connection?

Also see How many socket connections possible? and How many sockets can be created from a port? — jww
– jww, Commented Nov 18, 2019 at 2:42

chown · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-13 03:02:05Z

3

Check the ulimit and quota for the box and the user running the script. /etc/security/limits.conf may also contain resource restrictions that you might want to modify.

Try running ulimit -s unlimited.

Also, ulimit -n will show the max number of open file descriptors/sockets allowed. That may need modification as well.

Some man pages and reference links:

ulimit

quota

limits.conf

lsof

answered Oct 13, 2011 at 3:02

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OrangeDog Over a year ago

While the question didn't specify, a complete answer would also include other operating systems.

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