"Interface name" is a name as documented in :func:`if_nameindex`.
+.. function:: send_fds(sock, buffers, fds[, flags[, address]])
+
+ Send the list of file descriptors *fds* over an :const:`AF_UNIX` socket *sock*.
+ The *fds* parameter is a sequence of file descriptors.
+ Consult :meth:`sendmsg` for the documentation of these parameters.
+
+ .. availability:: Unix supporting :meth:`~socket.sendmsg` and :const:`SCM_RIGHTS` mechanism.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+
+.. function:: recv_fds(sock, bufsize, maxfds[, flags])
+
+ Receive up to *maxfds* file descriptors from an :const:`AF_UNIX` socket *sock*.
+ Return ``(msg, list(fds), flags, addr)``.
+ Consult :meth:`recvmsg` for the documentation of these parameters.
+
+ .. availability:: Unix supporting :meth:`~socket.recvmsg` and :const:`SCM_RIGHTS` mechanism.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.9
+
+ .. note::
+
+ Any truncated integers at the end of the list of file descriptors.
+
+
.. _socket-objects:
Socket Objects
.. versionadded:: 3.6
-.. method:: socket.send_fds(sock, buffers, fds[, flags[, address]])
-
- Send the list of file descriptors *fds* over an :const:`AF_UNIX` socket.
- The *fds* parameter is a sequence of file descriptors.
- Consult :meth:`sendmsg` for the documentation of these parameters.
-
- .. availability:: Unix supporting :meth:`~socket.sendmsg` and :const:`SCM_RIGHTS` mechanism.
-
- .. versionadded:: 3.9
-
-.. method:: socket.recv_fds(sock, bufsize, maxfds[, flags])
-
- Receive up to *maxfds* file descriptors. Return ``(msg, list(fds), flags, addr)``. Consult
- :meth:`recvmsg` for the documentation of these parameters.
-
- .. availability:: Unix supporting :meth:`~socket.recvmsg` and :const:`SCM_RIGHTS` mechanism.
-
- .. versionadded:: 3.9
-
- .. note::
-
- Any truncated integers at the end of the list of file descriptors.
-
.. method:: socket.sendfile(file, offset=0, count=None)
Send a file until EOF is reached by using high-performance
platforms that support it. (Contributed by Karl Ding in :issue:`40291`.)
The socket module now has the :func:`socket.send_fds` and
-:func:`socket.recv.fds` methods. (Contributed by Joannah Nanjekye, Shinya
+:func:`socket.recv_fds` functions. (Contributed by Joannah Nanjekye, Shinya
Okano and Victor Stinner in :issue:`28724`.)