[issue38907] Add IPv6 Dual-Stack control for http.server

Change by JIanqiu Tao : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +16860 stage: -> patch review pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/17378 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue38907] Add IPv6 Dual-Stack control for http.server

JIanqiu Tao added the comment: "--no-dual-stack" seems to be a better argument name. "--ipv6-only" lead to ambiguity in a IPv4 only environment. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue38907] Add IPv6 Dual-Stack control for http.server

New submission from JIanqiu Tao : In Python 3.8+, when we run the http.server in a PC that support IPv6, it will bind IPv6 socket normally. On Linux or some other platforms, it also bind IPv4, that's pretty good, but on Windows, it doesn't work and "--bind 0.0.0.0" have to be provided to make