I have two programs, sendfile.py and recvfile.py that are supposed to interact to send a file across the network. They communicate over TCP sockets. The communication is supposed to go something like this:

sender =====filename=====> receiver

sender <===== 'ok' ======= receiver
               or
sender <===== 'no' ======= receiver

if ok:
sender ====== file ======> receiver 

I've got

The sender and receiver code is here:

Sender:

import sys
from jmm_sockets import *

if len(sys.argv) != 4:
    print "Usage:", sys.argv[0], "<host> <port> <filename>"
    sys.exit(1)

s = getClientSocket(sys.argv[1], int(sys.argv[2]))

try:
    f = open(sys.argv[3])
except IOError, msg:
    print "couldn't open file"
    sys.exit(1)

# send filename
s.send(sys.argv[3])

# receive 'ok'
buffer = None
response = str()
while 1:
    buffer = s.recv(1)
    if buffer == '':
        break
    else:
        response = response + buffer
if response == 'ok':
    print 'receiver acknowledged receipt of filename'
    # send file
    s.send(f.read())
elif response == 'no':
    print "receiver doesn't want the file"

# cleanup
f.close()
s.close()

Receiver:

from jmm_sockets import *

s = getServerSocket(None, 16001)
conn, addr = s.accept()


buffer = None
filename = str()

# receive filename
while 1:
    buffer = conn.recv(1)
    if buffer == '':
        break
    else:
        filename = filename + buffer
print "sender wants to send", filename, "is that ok?"
user_choice = raw_input("ok/no: ")

if user_choice == 'ok':
    # send ok
    conn.send('ok')
    #receive file
    data = str()
    while 1:
        buffer = conn.recv(1)
        if buffer=='':
            break
        else:
            data = data + buffer
            print data
else:
    conn.send('no')
conn.close()

I'm sure I'm missing something here in the sorts of a deadlock, but don't know what it is.