>> I would expect that the IPv4 address from such a connection attempt >> would be automatically converted to a IPv6 loopback address. > > You haven't said which OS you are using, but as far as I know this > expectation will be frustrated at least on Linux: There ::1 and > 127.0.0.1 are distinct addresses.
How does this view fit to information from the Linux programmer's manual? See also: command “man 7 ipv6” Regards, Markus -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list