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diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst index d778369b21..2e0c6d678b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/socket.rst +++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ The module :mod:`socket` exports the following constants and functions: .. versionadded:: 2.3 -.. function:: create_connection(address[, timeout]) +.. function:: create_connection(address[, timeout[, source_address]]) Convenience function. Connect to *address* (a 2-tuple ``(host, port)``), and return the socket object. Passing the optional *timeout* parameter will @@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ The module :mod:`socket` exports the following constants and functions: .. versionadded:: 2.6 + If supplied, *source_address* must be a 2-tuple ``(host, port)`` for the + socket to bind to as its source address before connecting. If host or port + are '' or 0 respectively the OS default behavior will be used. + + .. versionadded:: 2.7 + .. function:: getaddrinfo(host, port[, family[, socktype[, proto[, flags]]]]) |