Subject: [Python-Dev] IPv6 hostname resolution using
socket.getaddrinfo()
To get the hostname, I can use socket.gethostbyname() but that has an
inherent limitation wherein does it not support IPv6 name resolution,
and
getaddrinfo() should be used instead.
Looking up
To get the hostname, I can use socket.gethostbyname() but that has an
inherent limitation wherein does it not support IPv6 name resolution, and
getaddrinfo() should be used instead.
Looking up the socket.getaddrinfo() documentation, I come to know that
The getaddrinfo() function returns a list
Senthil To get the hostname, I can use socket.gethostbyname() but that
Senthil has an inherent limitation wherein does it not support IPv6
Senthil name resolution, and getaddrinfo() should be used instead.
...
For those who would ask Senthil to take this to comp.lang.python, he
Any help/ pointers?
Did you read the man page of getaddrinfo, or the RFC?
Regards,
Martin
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Subject: [Python-Dev] IPv6 hostname resolution using
socket.getaddrinfo()
To get the hostname, I can use socket.gethostbyname() but that has an
inherent limitation wherein does it not support IPv6 name resolution
