Subclassing socket

[Paul Rubin]

groups.20.thebriguy at spamgourmet.com writes:
> I would like to
> create a subclass of socket that fixes the problem.

The socket module is in a messy state right now and subclassing
sockets doesn't work for implementation-specific reasons besides the
issue you described.  Take a look at socket.py to see the situation.

See also:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/76d27388b0d286fa/c9849013e37c995b