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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions Doc/library/socketserver.rst
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Expand Up @@ -266,8 +266,11 @@ Server Objects

.. attribute:: address_family

The family of protocols to which the server's socket belongs.
Common examples are :const:`socket.AF_INET` and :const:`socket.AF_UNIX`.
The family of protocols to which the server's socket belongs. Common
examples are :const:`socket.AF_INET`, :const:`socket.AF_INET6`, and
:const:`socket.AF_UNIX`. Subclass the TCP or UDP server classes in this
module with class attribute ``address_family = AF_INET6`` set if you
want IPv6 server classes.


.. attribute:: RequestHandlerClass
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