def count_transmit(self, unit1, module1, port_number1, unit2, module2, port_number2):
"""Deducing two functions(count() and transmit()) as one function.
:param unit: the unit (generator) number as a string to be selected
:param module: the module (network card) number as a string to be selected
:param port_number: the port number as a string to be selected
"""
self.message = port.count(unit1, module1, port_number1)
self.message = self.message + port.count(unit2, module2, port_number2)
self.message = self.message + port.transmit(unit1, module1, port_number1)
self.message = self.message + port.transmit(unit2, module2, port_number2)
self.socket.send(''.join(self.message))
def count(self, unit1, module1, port_number1, unit2, module2, port_number2): """Start counting on the port. :param selection: a list of messages to select a port """ self.messages = port.count(unit1, module1, port_number1, unit2, module2, port_number2) self.send_msg(self.messages)