Issue #1664: Make nntplib IPv6-capable. Patch by Derek Morr.

(Unfortunately, nntplib doesn't have a test suite)

Lib/nntplib.py

@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ class NNTP:
         """
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
-        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        self.sock.connect((self.host, self.port))
+        self.sock = socket.create_connection((host, port))
         self.file = self.sock.makefile('rb')
         self.debugging = 0
         self.welcome = self.getresp()

Misc/ACKS

@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ Doug Moen
 The Dragon De Monsyne
 Skip Montanaro
 Paul Moore
+Derek Morr
 James A Morrison
 Sjoerd Mullender
 Sape Mullender

Misc/NEWS

@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #1664: Make nntplib IPv6-capable. Patch by Derek Morr.
+
 - Issue #6022: a test file was created in the current working directory by
   test_get_outputs in Distutils.