from socket import *        # get socket constructor and constants
myHost = 'localhost'        # server machine, '' means local host
myPort = 8888               # listen on a non-reserved port number

sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)  # make a TCP socket object
try:
    sock.connect((myHost, myPort))

    print "Verbunden mit dem TCP-Server!"
    daten = "Hier der einfache Client!"
    sock.sendall(daten)
    print "Gesendet:", daten
    antwort = sock.recv(1024)
    print "Antwort:", antwort
    daten = raw_input('Eingabe: ')
    while len(daten) > 0:
        sock.sendall(daten)
        print "Gesendet:", daten
        antwort = sock.recv(1024)
        print "Antwort:", antwort
        daten = raw_input('Eingabe: ')    
    sock.close()
    print 'Das wars . . .'
except:
    print "Server temporary unavailable!"