socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT being an object() makes for ugly docstrings, can be better

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title = 'socket._GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT being an object() makes for ugly docstrings, can be better'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-19.20:18:03.311>
user = 'https://github.com/ferdnyc'

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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue47069'
versions = ['Python 3.11']