import socket
import sys

if sys.argv[1:]:
    port = int(sys.argv[1])
else:
    port = 8000
server_address = ('localhost', port)

sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
sock.connect(server_address)

file = sock.makefile()
print file.read(),
file.close()
sock.close()