Python as fake syslog server

Simple and quick script which simulate syslog server.
It can be started with

server.py
    --udp
    --tcp

__author__ = 'Yuks'
import argparse
import SocketServer
from threading import Thread

PORT = 514
HOST = ""

class MySocketServerHandler(SocketServer.BaseRequestHandler):
    def handle(self):
        print self.request[0].strip()

def start_udp():
    print("Starting UDP Server at port %s " % PORT)
    server_s = SocketServer.UDPServer((HOST, PORT), MySocketServerHandler)
    server_s.serve_forever()

def start_tcp():
    print("Starting TCP Server at port %s " % PORT)
    server_s = SocketServer.TCPServer((HOST, PORT), MySocketServerHandler)
    server_s.serve_forever()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    print "Starting server...."

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Bugtower rsyslog server')
    parser.add_argument('--tcp', help='Start TCP server', action='store_true', default=False, required=False)
    parser.add_argument('--udp', help='Start UDP server', action='store_true', default=False, required=False)
    parser.add_argument('--port', help='Port for servers', default=514, required=False)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    PORT = int(args.port)

    if args.udp:
        t = Thread(target=start_udp)
        t.start()

    if args.tcp:
        t2 = Thread(target=start_tcp)
        t2.start()

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