Simple Python Chat

A very simple chat program in Python that uses UDP broadcasting to send messages between computers on the same network.

Intended purely for educational purposes.

Content

Primary editable sources

• chat.py - This module contains the main logic of the program and is intended to be created/edited by the student.
• emoji.py - Prototype extension to support emoticons/emoji conversion.

Boilerplate/libraries

• client - Utility module that hides some of the complexity of Python networking.
• terminal - Utility module that hides some of the complexity of the curses library.

Usage

To run, type:

python3 .

To send messages, you need to run the program on two different computers connected to the same local area network.