Issue #16168: Use specified socket type for domain sockets in SysLogHandler.
diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index 19a5f10..dcb7fd2 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -764,18 +764,12 @@
self.formatter = None
def _connect_unixsocket(self, address):
- self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
- # syslog may require either DGRAM or STREAM sockets
+ self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, self.socktype)
try:
self.socket.connect(address)
except socket.error:
self.socket.close()
- self.socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
- try:
- self.socket.connect(address)
- except socket.error:
- self.socket.close()
- raise
+ raise
# curious: when talking to the unix-domain '/dev/log' socket, a
# zero-terminator seems to be required. this string is placed