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test.support.socket_helper

The test.support.socket_helper module provides support for socket tests.

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Symbols in test.support.socket_helper

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bind_port: Bind the socket to a free port and return the port number.
bind_unix_socket: Bind a Unix socket, raising unittest.SkipTest if PermissionError is raised.

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find_unused_port: Returns an unused port that should be suitable for binding.

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IPV6_ENABLED: Set to True if IPv6 is enabled on this host, False otherwise.

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skip_unless_bind_unix_socket: A decorator for running tests that require a functional bind() for Unix sockets.

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transient_internet: A context manager that raises ResourceDenied when various issues with the internet connection manifest themselves as exceptions.