import socket

# Create a socket
sock = socket.socket(socket_family, socket_type)

# Create a stream socket
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

# Socket family (here Adress Family veriosn 4 or IPv4)
AF_INET

# Socket type TCP connections
SOCKET_STREAM

# Socket type UDP connections
SOCK_DGRAM

# Translate a host name to IPv4 address format
gethostbyname("host")

# Translate a host name to IPv4 address format, extended interface
socket.gethostbyname_ex("host")

# Get the fqdn (fully qualified domain name)
socket.getfqdn("8.8.8.8")

# Returns the host name of the machine
socket.gethostname()

# Exception handling
socket.error