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-rw-r--r--Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py4
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diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
index 954e901..4e45443 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ def _validate_family(family):
if sys.platform != 'win32' and family == 'AF_PIPE':
raise ValueError('Family %s is not recognized.' % family)
+ if sys.platform == 'win32' and family == 'AF_UNIX':
+ # double check
+ if not hasattr(socket, family):
+ raise ValueError('Family %s is not recognized.' % family)
def address_type(address):
'''