Create the client, and modify the server.

chatserver/client.py

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+import socket
+import sys
+import select
+
+SERVER_HOST = 'localhost'
+SERVER_PORT = 8181
+BUFFER_SIZE = 1024
+
+def main():
+    # create a socket object
+    client_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    try:
+        # connect to the server
+        client_socket.connect((SERVER_HOST, SERVER_PORT))
+        print(f"Connected to chat server at {SERVER_HOST}:{SERVER_PORT}")
+        
+        while True:
+            # use select to wait for either server messages or user input
+            read_sockets, _, _ = select.select([client_socket, sys.stdin], [], [])
+            
+            for sock in read_sockets:
+                if sock == client_socket:
+                    # receive message from server
+                    server_message = client_socket.recv(BUFFER_SIZE).decode('utf-8')
+                    if not server_message:
+                        print("Disconnected from server")
+                        return
+                    print(f"\n{server_message}")
+                    print("> ", end="", flush=True)
+                else:
+                    # prompt for user input
+                    client_message = input()
+                    if client_message.strip() == "%!":
+                        print("Exiting chat...")
+                        return
+                    
+                    # send message to server
+                    client_socket.send(client_message.encode('utf-8'))
+    
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+    finally:
+        client_socket.close()
+        print("Connection closed")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()