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  r72662 | antoine.pitrou | 2009-05-15 13:50:29 +0200 (ven., 15 mai 2009) | 3 lines

  Issue #1655: Make imaplib IPv6-capable. Patch by Derek Morr.
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diff --git a/Lib/imaplib.py b/Lib/imaplib.py
index 6469df2..df35cb1 100644
--- a/Lib/imaplib.py
+++ b/Lib/imaplib.py
@@ -222,9 +222,7 @@
 
 
     def _create_socket(self):
-        sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        sock.connect((self.host, self.port))
-        return sock
+        return socket.create_connection((self.host, self.port))
 
     def open(self, host = '', port = IMAP4_PORT):
         """Setup connection to remote server on "host:port"