[FIXED] How to implement ipv6 in python?

Issue

I want to connect my program with ipv6 and not ipv4 My code is:

import socket
import threading

HEADER = 128
PORT = someport
#SERVER = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
SERVER = 'someip'
ADDR = (SERVER, PORT)
FORMAT = "utf-8"
DISCONNECTED_MESSAGE = "!DISCONNECTED"

server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
server.bind(ADDR)

I already know how to do it with ipv4, but not with ipv6.

Solution

There is actually a very simple solution to that You could add:

server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET**6**, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

and then put the ipv6 on your server variable

Answered By - yoyopi768 yoyopi768

Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (PHPFixing Admin)