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gh-89554: Document socket.SocketType as a class (#150683)

socket.SocketType is a class (re-exported from _socket as an alias of _socket.socket, the base class of socket.socket), but was documented with the ".. data::" directive, so ":class:" cross-references to it cannot resolve against a py:class target.

Switch the entry to ".. class::", correct the misleading description (SocketType is the base class of the socket type, not "type(socket(...))" which is socket.socket; addresses gh-88427), move it into the Socket Objects section, and document the socket object methods and attributes nested under the socket class, dropping the redundant "socket." prefix.

Backport to 3.13: Replace ":platform: Windows" with
".. availability:: Windows" in ioctl() method.

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pythongh-89554: Document socket.SocketType as a class (python#150683)
socket.SocketType is a class (re-exported from _socket as an alias of
_socket.socket, the base class of socket.socket), but was documented with
the ".. data::" directive, so ":class:" cross-references to it cannot
resolve against a py:class target.
Switch the entry to ".. class::", correct the misleading description
(SocketType is the base class of the socket type, not "type(socket(...))"
which is socket.socket; addresses pythongh-88427), move it into the Socket
Objects section, and document the socket object methods and attributes
nested under the socket class, dropping the redundant "socket." prefix.
Backport to 3.13: Replace ":platform: Windows" with
".. availability:: Windows" in ioctl() method.
(cherry picked from commit a621e8a)
Co-authored-by: Bernát Gábor <gaborjbernat@gmail.com>
(cherry picked from commit 4ef6a37)
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