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Issue #20480: Add ipaddress.reverse_pointer. Patch by Leon Weber.

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Eric V. Smith 2014-04-14 12:58:07 -04:00
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@ -146,6 +146,20 @@ write code that handles both IP versions correctly.
the appropriate length (most significant octet first). This is 4 bytes
for IPv4 and 16 bytes for IPv6.
.. attribute:: reverse_pointer
The name of the reverse DNS PTR record for the IP address, e.g.::
>>> ipaddress.ip_address("127.0.0.1").reverse_pointer
'1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa'
>>> ipaddress.ip_address("2001:db8::1").reverse_pointer
'1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa'
This is the name that could be used for performing a PTR lookup, not the
resolved hostname itself.
.. versionadded:: 3.5
.. attribute:: is_multicast
``True`` if the address is reserved for multicast use. See
@ -226,6 +240,7 @@ write code that handles both IP versions correctly.
:class:`IPv4Address` class:
.. attribute:: packed
.. attribute:: reverse_pointer
.. attribute:: version
.. attribute:: max_prefixlen
.. attribute:: is_multicast