import socket
import sys

# Create a TCP/IP socket
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

# Connect the socket to the port where the server is listening
server_address = ('localhost', 15555)
print('connecting to {} port {}'.format(*server_address))
sock.connect(server_address)

try:

    # Send data
    message = b'This is the message.  It will be repeated.'
    print('sending {!r}'.format(message))
    sock.sendall(message) 
    quit_msg_code = b'|<--eos-->|' 

    # Look for the response
    amount_received = 0
    amount_expected = len(message)

    while amount_received < amount_expected:
    #while 1:  
        data = sock.recv(16)
        amount_received += len(data)
        print('received {!r}'.format(data)) 
    print('will send \'eos\' signal')  
    sock.sendall(quit_msg_code)  

finally:
    print('closing socket')
    sock.close()