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client.py

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+import socket
+import threading
+
+HOST = '127.0.0.1'  # IP address for the server
+PORT = 3000  # Port number for the server
+
+# Function to receive messages from the server
+
+
+def receive_messages(client_socket):
+    while True:
+        try:
+            message = client_socket.recv(1024).decode()
+            print(message)
+        except:
+            # If an error occurs, close the client socket and exit the thread
+            client_socket.close()
+            break
+
+
+# Create a socket object
+client_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+
+# Connect to the server
+client_socket.connect((HOST, PORT))
+
+# Create a new thread to receive messages from the server
+receive_thread = threading.Thread(
+    target=receive_messages, args=(client_socket,))
+receive_thread.start()
+
+# Send a welcome message to the client
+print("Welcome to the chat room!")
+
+# Send nickname to the server
+nickname = input("Please enter your nickname: ")
+client_socket.sendall(nickname.encode())
+
+while True:
+    message = input()
+
+    if message == "\q":
+        # Send a message to the server indicating that the user wants to quit
+        client_socket.sendall("\q".encode())
+        # Exit the program immediately
+        break
+    elif message.startswith("@"):
+        # If user types a message starting with "@" it is considered a private message
+        recipient = message.split(" ")[0][1:]
+        private_message = message.split(" ", 1)[1]
+        client_socket.sendall(f"@{recipient} {private_message}".encode())
+
+    else:
+        # Otherwise, send the message to the server to broadcast to all connected clients
+        client_socket.sendall(message.encode())
+
+# Close the client socket
+client_socket.close()