Python [Errno 98] Address already in use
connection, errno, linux, python, sockets
Solution
Yes, this is intended. Here you can read a detailed explanation. It is possible to override this behavior by setting the `SO_REUSEADDR` option on a socket. For example:
sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
Problem
In my Python socket program, I sometimes need to interrupt it with Ctrl-C. When I do this, it does close the connection using `socket.close()`. However, when I try to reopen it I have to wait what seems like a minute before I can connect again. How does one correctly close a socket? Or is this intended?