PyQuil qvm/quilc check

check.py

import socket
from pyquil.api import ForestConnection

x = ForestConnection()

# try to connect to qvm port

s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
try:
    s.connect(('127.0.0.1', 5000))
    # something is listening, check if it's actually a qvm service
    x._qvm_get_version_info()
except ConnectionRefusedError:
    print("starting a new qvm instance")
    # nothing running, now start a new qvm instance
except Exception:
    # something completely bad happened, log error and exit
    print("something bad happened, exiting...")
    print(e)
finally:
    s.close()

# same for quilc
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
try:
    s.connect(('127.0.0.1', 5555))
    x._quilc_get_version_info()
except ConnectionRefusedError:
    print("starting a new quilc instance")
    # nothing running, now start a new quilc instance
except Exception as e:
    # something completely bad happened, log error and exit
    print("something bad happened, exiting...")
    print(e)
finally:
    s.close()