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Issue #1746656: Add if_nameindex, if_nametoindex, if_indextoname

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methods to the socket module.
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Gregory P. Smith 2011-05-15 00:26:45 -07:00
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@ -536,6 +536,39 @@ The module :mod:`socket` exports the following constants and functions:
.. versionadded:: 3.3
.. function:: if_nameindex()
Returns a list of network interface information
(index, name as a byte string) tuples.
:exc:`socket.error` if the system call fails for any reason.
Availability: Unix.
.. versionadded:: 3.3
.. function:: if_nametoindex(if_name)
Returns a network interface index number corresponding to an
interface name byte string.
:exc:`socket.error` if no interface with the given name exists.
Availability: Unix.
.. versionadded:: 3.3
.. function:: if_indextoname(if_index)
Returns a network interface name byte string corresponding to a
interface index.
:exc:`socket.error` if no interface with the given index exists.
Availability: Unix.
.. versionadded:: 3.3
.. data:: SocketType
This is a Python type object that represents the socket object type. It is the