#12725: fix working. Patch by Ben Hayden.
diff --git a/Doc/ACKS.txt b/Doc/ACKS.txt
index 1e44cf7..246816c 100644
--- a/Doc/ACKS.txt
+++ b/Doc/ACKS.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
* Travis B. Hartwell
* Tim Hatch
* Janko Hauser
+ * Ben Hayden
* Thomas Heller
* Bernhard Herzog
* Magnus L. Hetland
diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index d6b1e4c..c5010bb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
.. function:: getdefaulttimeout()
- Return the default timeout in floating seconds for new socket objects. A value
+ Return the default timeout in seconds (float) for new socket objects. A value
of ``None`` indicates that new socket objects have no timeout. When the socket
module is first imported, the default is ``None``.
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
.. function:: setdefaulttimeout(timeout)
- Set the default timeout in floating seconds for new socket objects. A value of
+ Set the default timeout in seconds (float) for new socket objects. A value of
``None`` indicates that new socket objects have no timeout. When the socket
module is first imported, the default is ``None``.
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
.. method:: socket.gettimeout()
- Return the timeout in floating seconds associated with socket operations, or
+ Return the timeout in seconds (float) associated with socket operations, or
``None`` if no timeout is set. This reflects the last call to
:meth:`setblocking` or :meth:`settimeout`.