Module inet

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Generic Internet address helper functions.

Functions

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string

inet_pton(family, text)
Convert the textual form of a network address into its binary form.

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string

inet_ntop(family, address)
Convert the binary form of a network address into its textual form.

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int

af_for_address(text)
Determine the address family of a textual-form network address.

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bool

is_multicast(text)
Is the textual-form network address a multicast address?

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Variables

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AF_INET = 2

AF_INET6 = 30

__package__ = 'dns'

Function Details

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inet_pton(family, text)

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Convert the textual form of a network address into its binary form.

Parameters:

family (int) - the address family
text (string) - the textual address

Returns: string

Raises:

NotImplementedError - the address family specified is not implemented.

inet_ntop(family, address)

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Convert the binary form of a network address into its textual form.

Parameters:

family (int) - the address family
address (string) - the binary address

Returns: string

Raises:

NotImplementedError - the address family specified is not implemented.

af_for_address(text)

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Determine the address family of a textual-form network address.

Parameters:

text (string) - the textual address

Returns: int

Raises:

ValueError - the address family cannot be determined from the input.

is_multicast(text)

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Is the textual-form network address a multicast address?

Parameters:

text - the textual address

Returns: bool

Raises:

ValueError - the address family cannot be determined from the input.