PCPP-32-101 · Question #33
Select the true statement about the socket.gaierror exception.
The correct answer is D. It is raised when an address-related error caused by the getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo(). The socket.gaierror exception is raised when an address-related error caused by the getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo() functions occurs. These functions are used to translate hostnames to IP addresses and vice versa, and the gaierror exception is raised if they fail to perform…
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Select the true statement about the socket.gaierror exception.
Options
- AIt is raised when a timeout occurs on a socket
- BIt is raised when a system function returns a system-related error.
- CIt is raised when an address-related error caused by the repr() function occurs.
- DIt is raised when an address-related error caused by the getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo()
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(56 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C5% (3)
- D89% (50)
Explanation
The socket.gaierror exception is raised when an address-related error caused by the getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo() functions occurs. These functions are used to translate hostnames to IP addresses and vice versa, and the gaierror exception is raised if they fail to perform this translation.
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