Thread: Receiving data, Hexidecimal array, from python script over Socket in C

I'm attempting to receive data over a socket connection from a python script. I seem to be failing in how to receive this data.

Code:

intreadETH(intsock, char **msg)
{
  printf("Read\n");
  int n;
  *msg = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char) * 256);
  bzero(*msg, 256);
  n = read(sock, *msg, 255);
  return n;
}

Its a simple read function.

I've successfully passed a message from the host computer(python) to the server(C) with a simple message. My python code is just for testing right now.

Code:

import socket import time HOST = '192.168.99.149'
#The server's hostname or IP address
    PORT = 8080
#The port used by the server
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
s.connect((HOST, PORT))
    time.sleep(2)
    s.sendall(b 'Hello, world\r')
    s.detach()
    s.cloe()

This works, the server receives the full message "Hello, world" with no issues. I can then send the message as many times as I want with no issues.

Now if I change the python script to look like this.

Code:

import socketimport time HOST = '192.168.99.149'
#The server's hostname or IP address
    PORT = 8080
#The port used by the server
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:

s.connect((HOST, PORT))
    time.sleep(2)
    packet = bytearray()
    packet.append(0xBF)
    packet.append(0xAB)
    packet.append(0xCD)
    packet.append(0xEF)
    packet.append(0x0D)

    bytePacket = bytes(packet)
    s.sendall(bytePacket)
    time.sleep(2)
    s.detach()
    s.close()

Both the original script and this updated script is sending messages of type bytes with a return carriage. So they look, and think, they are identical on the python side. However, I feel like on the server(C) side, they are different.

when I send the message I get this as my return



I've attempted to make changes to the print statement, but I get warnings if I change the print statement to %d, %x, or %c. Thinking the formatter just needed to be changed.

Does anyone have any insight as to what I'm missing.

packet.append(0xBF)
packet.append(0xAB)
packet.append(0xCD)
packet.append(0xEF)
Well since these aren't printable characters, what were you expecting?

Instead of

Code:

printf("%s",msg);

Code:

char *p = msg;
while ( *p ) {
  printf("%x\n", *p++);
}

Do you see the raw bytes you sent?