import socket
import sys

HOST = 'localhost' 
PORT = 8888 #any port 
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
print 'Socket created'
#putting s.bind() in try because in case if the port is already being used it will through an exception 
try:
    s.bind((HOST, PORT))
except socket.error as msg:
    print 'Bind failed. Error Code : ' + str(msg[0]) + ' Message ' + msg[1]
    sys.exit()