PyChat: Interactive Socket Chat Application

A secure multi-threaded chat application built with Python, enabling real-time encrypted messaging and file transfer between multiple clients.

Features

• Real-time messaging with multiple clients
• End-to-end encryption using Fernet
• Private messaging with /whisper command
• File transfer capabilities
• Admin authentication and management (kick/ban users)
• User-friendly Tkinter GUI
• Comprehensive logging system

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• cryptography library
• tkinter (usually comes with Python)

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/PM4305/pychat.git
cd pychat

# Install dependencies
pip install cryptography

Usage

1. Start the server:

python server.py

2. Launch the client:

python client.py

3. Enter your username and connect to the server

Admin Commands

• /kick <username>: Kick a user from the chat
• /ban <username>: Ban a user from the chat
• /whisper <username> <message>: Send a private message

Project Structure

pychat/
├── server.py          # Server implementation
├── client.py          # Client and GUI implementation
├── encryption.py      # Encryption utilities
└── logs/             # Server logs directory

Security Features

• Message encryption using Fernet
• Secure file transfer
• Admin authentication
• Activity logging

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Open a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.