Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: fl-networking-tools
Version: 0.0.4
Summary: A set of tools for use with the FutureLearn Programming with networks course from Raspberry Pi
Home-page: UNKNOWN
Author: The Raspberry PI Foundation
Author-email: mac@raspberrypi.org
License: UNKNOWN
Keywords: Networking,Education,FutureLearn,Binary,ImageViewer
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Education
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Requires-Python: >=3
Requires-Dist: pillow

# FL Networking tools

This module and it's contents are intended for use on the FutureLearn course - Networking with Python: Socket programming for communication(LINKWHENLIVE)

## Text messaging

The functions `send_text()` and `get_text()` can be used to send any text messages using a terminator character. 

It is used in week 1 of the course. 

## Image viewer

The image viewer class can be used to display any image in a UI created with the tkinter library.   

It is used in week 2 of the course, to send an image over UDP. 

## Binary messaging

The functions `send_binary()` and `get_binary()` are used to send binary data, these functions use headers to set a message length. 

They are used in week 3 of the course, to send and receive the data neccessary for the quiz.

