Index: Lib/socket.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/socket.py	(revision 7292)
+++ Lib/socket.py	(working copy)
@@ -587,11 +587,11 @@
     if type == SOCK_STREAM:
         if protocol != 0:
             assert protocol == IPPROTO_TCP, "Only IPPROTO_TCP supported on SOCK_STREAM sockets"
-        return _tcpsocket()
+        return _tcpsocket(family, type, protocol)
     else:
         if protocol != 0:
             assert protocol == IPPROTO_UDP, "Only IPPROTO_UDP supported on SOCK_DGRAM sockets"
-        return _udpsocket()
+        return _udpsocket(family, type, protocol)
 
 #
 # Attempt to provide IDNA (RFC 3490) support.
@@ -912,9 +912,15 @@
     ostream = None
     local_addr = None
     server = 0
+    family = AF_INET
+    type = SOCK_STREAM
+    proto = 0
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, family = AF_INET, type = SOCK_STREAM, protocol=0):
         _nonblocking_api_mixin.__init__(self)
+        self.family = family
+        self.type = type
+        self.proto = protocol 
 
     def bind(self, addr):
         assert not self.sock_impl
@@ -1059,9 +1065,15 @@
 
     sock_impl = None
     connected = False
+    family = AF_INET
+    type = SOCK_STREAM
+    proto = 0
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, family=AF_INET, type=SOCK_STREAM, protocol=0):
         _nonblocking_api_mixin.__init__(self)
+        self.family = family
+        self.type = type
+        self.proto = protocol 
 
     def bind(self, addr):
         try: