# socket.gaierror

- **ID:** `python/socket-gaierror`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** network_error
- **Verification:** official
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

Address-related error from getaddrinfo(). DNS resolution or hostname lookup failed.

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.x | active | — | — |