Package DNS :: Package rdtypes :: Module mxbase :: Class MXBase
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Class MXBase

object --+    
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     Rdata --+
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            MXBase

Known Subclasses:
UncompressedMX, MX

Base class for rdata that is like an MX record.
Method Summary
  __init__(self, rdclass, rdtype, preference, exchange)
  __cmp__(self, other)
a new object with type S, a subtype of T __new__(S, ...)
  __repr__(self)
(inherited from Rdata)
  __str__(self)
(inherited from Rdata)
int covers(self)
DNS SIG rdatas apply to specific type; this type is returned by the covers() function. (inherited from Rdata)
int extended_rdatatype(self)
Return a 32-bit type value, the least significant 16 bits of which are the ordinary DNS type, and the upper 16 bits of which are the "covered" type, if any. (inherited from Rdata)
  to_text(self, origin, relativize, **kw)
string to_wire(self, file, compress, origin)
Convert an rdata to wire format.

Class Variable Summary
classmethod from_text
classmethod from_wire

Method Details

__new__(S, ...)

Returns:
a new object with type S, a subtype of T

to_wire(self, file, compress=None, origin=None)

Convert an rdata to wire format.
Returns:
string
Overrides:
DNS.rdata.Rdata.to_wire (inherited documentation)

Class Variable Details

from_text

Type:
classmethod
Value:
<classmethod object at 0x82145c0>                                      

from_wire

Type:
classmethod
Value:
<classmethod object at 0x8245968>                                      

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