src/utils/net: Fix our method of determining whether an IPV6 or IP socket is needed.

src/utils/net.py

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ def getSocket(host):
     """Returns a socket of the correct AF_INET type (v4 or v6) in order to
     communicate with host.
     """
-    host = socket.gethostbyname(host)
+    addrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo(host, None)
+    host = addrinfo[0][4][0]
     if isIP(host):
         return socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     elif isIPV6(host):