[josh@enigma ~]$ python26
Python 2.6.8 (unknown, Nov  7 2012, 14:47:34) 
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import socket
>>> s = socket.socket(2,1); s.connect(('irc.freenode.net', 6667))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "<string>", line 1, in connect
socket.error: [Errno 110] Connection timed out
>>>