1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/socket.py b/Lib/socket.py
index 84a5dcb..374f112 100755
--- a/Lib/socket.py
+++ b/Lib/socket.py
@@ -839,7 +839,11 @@ def create_connection(address, timeout=_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
                 sock.close()
 
     if err is not None:
-        raise err
+        try:
+            raise err
+        finally:
+            # Break explicitly a reference cycle
+            err = None
     else:
         raise error("getaddrinfo returns an empty list")