Get rid of address property on channels

IPython/kernel/blocking/channels.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 b' def validate_string_dict(dct):'
 
 
 class ZMQSocketChannel(object):
-    """The base class for the channels that use ZMQ sockets."""
+    """A ZMQ socket in a simple blocking API"""
     session = None
     socket = None
     stream = None
@@ -113,14 +113,6 b' class ZMQSocketChannel(object):'
     def is_alive(self):
         return (self.socket is not None)
 
-    @property
-    def address(self):
-        """Get the channel's address as a zmq url string.
-
-        These URLS have the form: 'tcp://127.0.0.1:5555'.
-        """
-        return self._address
-
     def _queue_send(self, msg):
         """Pass a message to the ZMQ socket to send
         """

IPython/qt/client.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 b' def validate_string_dict(dct):'
 
 
 class QtZMQSocketChannel(SuperQObject):
-    """The base class for the channels that use ZMQ sockets."""
+    """A ZMQ socket emitting a Qt signal when a message is received."""
     session = None
     socket = None
     ioloop = None
@@ -116,14 +116,6 b' class QtZMQSocketChannel(SuperQObject):'
                 pass
             self.socket = None
 
-    @property
-    def address(self):
-        """Get the channel's address as a zmq url string.
-
-        These URLS have the form: 'tcp://127.0.0.1:5555'.
-        """
-        return self._address
-
     def _queue_send(self, msg):
         """Queue a message to be sent from the IOLoop's thread.