Module inet

Generic Internet address helper functions.

Functions

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

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

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

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

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Variables

AF_INET = 2

AF_INET6 = 30

__package__ = 'dns'

Function Details

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

*family* is an ``int``, the address family.

*text* is a ``text``, the textual address.

Raises ``NotImplementedError`` if the address family specified is not implemented.

Returns a ``binary``.

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

*family* is an ``int``, the address family.

*address* is a ``binary``, the network address in binary form.

Raises ``NotImplementedError`` if the address family specified is not implemented.

Returns a ``text``.

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

*text*, a ``text``, the textual address.

Raises ``ValueError`` if the address family cannot be determined from the input.

Returns an ``int``.

Is the textual-form network address a multicast address?

*text*, a ``text``, the textual address.

Raises ``ValueError`` if the address family cannot be determined from the input.

Returns a ``bool``.