Python cannot initialize socket object

Question

I am unable to initiate socket objects in Python.

import socket
socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

And I get a traceback in the init function

_socket.socket.__init__(self, family, type, proto, fileno)
OSError: [WinError 10022] An invalid argument was supplied

There seems to be very little information on what may be causing this. Any ideas on what the issue is here?

EDIT: I have fixed the caps in the question text as it was a typo. It was correct in my code editor however, and regardless, even this fails:

import socket
socket.socket()

Cannot reproduce. This question's content and history make me doubtful. Please create a minimal, reproducible example and then copy&paste that code into your question. Do not type it. — President James K. Polk
– President James K. Polk, Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 0:00
No need to be snarky just because you can't reproduce. Question is as minimal as it can possibly be, and I've added a screenshot to curb your doubts about the content and history (lol what?) — Jon Martin
– Jon Martin, Commented Jul 11, 2019 at 0:12

Sean Tashlik · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-10 22:45:37Z

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CAPS MATTER!

    socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)

answered Jul 10, 2019 at 22:45

Sean Tashlik

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See my edits - that was a typo in the question text, but my code had it correctly. And it still fails with socket.socket() without the args.