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In Python language, socket (or network socket) is a module used to communicate between two computers. It provides two types of interface to access the network, namely low-level (platform dependent connections — Example: Telnet) and high-level (application dependent connections — Example: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc.). This is a simple tutorial to establish the low-level socket connection between server and client to communicate messages using the TCP/IP protocol. Server and Client Chat In this tutorial, I have used two scripts server.py to serve data by sending an invitation to the client, and client.py to receive data on acceptance of the invitation. After accepting the invitation, both server and client share messages mutually. — Server — An server script performs the sequence of functions such as socket() , bind() , listen() , and accept() (repeats for more than one client) to communicate with the client. The description of each functions used in the ser...

In this article, I present the simple and safe method to retrieve product key of Windows operating system using VB Script. The VB Script reads the value of Windows product from the Registry Editor ( regedit ) and translates it to a formatted product key (25 alphanumeric characters). Also, it creates the backup of the product information to the local drive (Desktop). Instructions Step 1: Create a VB Script file “ WinProductKey.vbs ” using any ASCII text editor and enter the following codes. Source Code Dim objshell, path, DigitalID Set objshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'Set registry key path Path = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\" 'Registry key value DigitalID = objshell.RegRead(Path & "DigitalProductId") Dim ProductName, ProductID, ProductKey, ProductData 'Get ProductName, ProductID, ProductKey ProductName = "Product Name: " & objshell.RegRead(Path & "ProductName") ProductID = ...