Venkat> When I checked the .py sources (in Lib folder) thru grep for Venkat> 'ipv6', I see the same references I'd see, if I ran the Venkat> configure command without the --enable-ipv6 option. Is that Venkat> normal or is there an issue I need to address here.
Yes, it's normal. Configure settings affect the compilation of the C code. Grep the C source for "ENABLE_IPV6". Skip -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list