doing the tests with sockets for lan multiplayer

client.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import socket
+
+HOST = "127.0.0.1"  # The server's hostname or IP address
+PORT = 65432  # The port used by the server
+
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+    s.connect((HOST, PORT))
+    s.sendall(b"Hello, world")
+    data = s.recv(1024)
+
+print(f"Received {data!r}")

main.py

@@ -82,12 +82,8 @@ def checkWin(board, player):
             if all(board[col + i][row - i] == player for i in range(winCount)):
                 return [(col + i, row - i) for i in range(winCount)]
 
-# Board will be 7x6.
-
-# O = open, R = red, Y = yellow
-# because this is defined like this, you could technically save a game then load from where you left off
-
 # This is defined as columns, not rows. So tile 0 on column 0 is the bottom left tile of the board
+# you index like board[column][row]
 board = [
     ['O', 'O', 'O', 'O', 'O', 'O'],
     ['O', 'O', 'O', 'O', 'O', 'O'],

server.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import socket
+
+HOST = "0.0.0.0"
+PORT = 65432
+
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+    s.bind((HOST, PORT))
+    s.listen()
+    conn, addr = s.accept()
+    with conn:
+        print(f"Connected by {addr}")
+        while True:
+            data = conn.recv(1024)
+            if not data:
+                break
+            conn.sendall(data)