fedora-python
diff --git a/‎Lib/test/test_socket.py
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+6-4Lines changed: 6 additions & 4 deletions b/‎Lib/test/test_socket.py
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@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 # test unicode string and carriage return
 MSG = 'Michael Gilfix was here\u1234\r\n'.encode('utf-8')
 
+VMADDR_CID_LOCAL = 1
 VSOCKPORT = 1234
 AIX = platform.system() == "AIX"
 
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ def _have_socket_qipcrtr():
 
 def _have_socket_vsock():
     """Check whether AF_VSOCK sockets are supported on this host."""
-    ret = get_cid() is not None
-    return ret
+    cid = get_cid()
+    return (cid is not None)
 
 
 def _have_socket_bluetooth():
@@ -487,8 +488,6 @@ def clientTearDown(self):
 @unittest.skipIf(fcntl is None, "need fcntl")
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_SOCKET_VSOCK,
           'VSOCK sockets required for this test.')
-@unittest.skipUnless(get_cid() != 2,
-          "This test can only be run on a virtual guest.")
 class ThreadedVSOCKSocketStreamTest(unittest.TestCase, ThreadableTest):
 
     def __init__(self, methodName='runTest'):
@@ -509,6 +508,9 @@ def clientSetUp(self):
         self.cli = socket.socket(socket.AF_VSOCK, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.addCleanup(self.cli.close)
         cid = get_cid()
+        if cid in (socket.VMADDR_CID_HOST, socket.VMADDR_CID_ANY):
+            # gh-119461: Use the local communication address (loopback)
+            cid = VMADDR_CID_LOCAL
         self.cli.connect((cid, VSOCKPORT))
 
     def testStream(self):