s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.connect(("10.0.0.3", 1234))
# stuff here
s.close() # this is how you close the socket
from contextlib import closing
try:
with closing(sock):
sock.shutdown()
except OSError:
pass
with contextlib.ignore(OSError),
closing(sock):
sock.shutdown()