Sometimes, you’ll see an error: OSError: [Errno 48] Address already in use. That means another process is already occupying port 11501. Solutions:
Imagine you’re following a tutorial on building a real‑time dashboard with WebSockets. The instructor provides a starter backend that binds to localhost:11501. You clone the repo, run python app.py, and the console prints: localhost11501 exclusive
* Serving Flask app 'app'
* Running on http://127.0.0.1:11501
Now you open your browser to that address, see your dashboard, and your frontend JavaScript connects to ws://localhost:11501/ws. Everything works locally without interfering with other projects — because 11501 is yours for the session. Sometimes, you’ll see an error: OSError: [Errno 48]
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Opening http://localhost:11501 in your browser will either:
You can also send HTTP requests via curl:
curl http://localhost:11501/api/health
Or, if it’s a database or custom protocol, use a client that supports TCP connections to that port.