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<p>The <code>protocol</code> specifies a particular protocol to be used with the
socket. Normally only a single protocol exists to support a
particular socket type within a given protocol family, in which case
protocol can be specified as <code>None</code>. However, it is possible that many
protocols may exist, in which case a particular protocol must be
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