A single Python script running on one thread is usually insufficient to generate enough traffic to stress a modern server. The threading module allows the script to run multiple operations concurrently. By spawning hundreds or thousands of threads, a script can send millions of packets per second from a single machine.
for _ in range(4): threading.Thread(target=syn_flood).start() ddos attack python script
# locustfile.py - Run with `locust -f locustfile.py` from locust import HttpUser, task, between A single Python script running on one thread
class WebsiteUser(HttpUser): wait_time = between(0.5, 2) # Simulate user think time 2) # Simulate user think time