[issue8576] test_support.find_unused_port can cause socket conflicts on Windows

[Antoine Pitrou]

Antoine Pitrou <pitrou at free.fr> added the comment:

> See, for example, the test for "source_address" parameter of
> socket.create_connection() function.

Instead of testing the port, you could test the host. For example
by using two different loopback addresses (127.0.0.1 and 127.0.0.2?). Would it work on every platform?

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