""" We copy some functions from the Python 2.7.3 socket module. http://hg.python.org/releasing/2.7.3/file/7bb96963d067/Lib/socket.py """ _GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = object() def create_connection(address, timeout=_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, source_address=None): """Connect to *address* and return the socket object. Convenience function. Connect to *address* (a 2-tuple ``(host, port)``) and return the socket object. Passing the optional *timeout* parameter will set the timeout on the socket instance before attempting to connect. If no *timeout* is supplied, the global default timeout setting returned by :func:`getdefaulttimeout` is used. If *source_address* is set it must be a tuple of (host, port) for the socket to bind as a source address before making the connection. An host of '' or port 0 tells the OS to use the default. """ host, port = address err = None for res in getaddrinfo(host, port, 0, SOCK_STREAM): af, socktype, proto, canonname, sa = res sock = None try: sock = socket(af, socktype, proto) if timeout is not _GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: sock.settimeout(timeout) if source_address: sock.bind(source_address) sock.connect(sa) return sock except error as _: err = _ if sock is not None: sock.close() if err is not None: raise err else: raise error("getaddrinfo returns an empty list")