aws / aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver

IPv6 support

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Description

## Driver version

2.1.2

## Redshift version

PostgreSQL 8.0.2 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 3.4.2-6.fc3), Redshift 1.0.70634

## Client Operating System

macos

## Python version

3.9

## Problem description

At my company we started using VPN that only works over IPv6.
Since that we started seeing below errors when connecting:

```
08:57:16 Encountered an error: Database Error ('communication error', gaierror(8, 'nodename nor servname provided, or not known'))
```

I looked into the code and it seems that the driver only works over ipv4.
I started a draft PR: https://github.com/aws/amazon-redshift-python-driver/pull/229
But I'm not sure whether that's enough.

Other SQL clients works fine over IPv6 (datagrip)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the connection code and draft PR #229, then reproduce the reported gaierror while connecting through an IPv6-only VPN on macOS with Python 3.9. Compare the driver's behavior with the reported working SQL clients and verify that the connection succeeds over IPv6 without breaking IPv4 support.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
databases, networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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