Parallel task sink in Python

# Task sink
# Binds PULL socket to tcp://localhost:5558
# Collects results from workers via that socket
#
# Author: Lev Givon <lev(at)columbia(dot)edu>

import sys
import time
import zmq

context = zmq.Context()

# Socket to receive messages on
receiver = context.socket(zmq.PULL)
receiver.bind("tcp://*:5558")

# Wait for start of batch
s = receiver.recv()

# Start our clock now
tstart = time.time()

# Process 100 confirmations
for task_nbr in range(100):
s = receiver.recv()
if task_nbr % 10 == 0:
sys.stdout.write(':')
else:
sys.stdout.write('.')
sys.stdout.flush()

# Calculate and report duration of batch
tend = time.time()
print(f"Total elapsed time: {(tend-tstart)*1000} msec")