def bind_unused_port()

in tsqa/utils.py [0:0]

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def bind_unused_port(interface=''):
    '''
    Binds a server socket to an available port on 0.0.0.0.

    Returns a tuple (socket, port).
    '''
    sock = socket.socket (socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
    sock.bind((interface, 0))  # bind to all interfaces on an ephemeral port
    port = sock.getsockname()[1]
    return sock, port