Function Name:
gethostbyname_ex
Function Signature:
gethostbyname_ex(hostname)
Overview:
Given a host name the gethostbyname_ex() function returns a tuple containing following information:
- Host name
- Alias names of the host name
- Other IP addresses of the host name
If the developer wants to get just one IP address corresponding to the host name,
the socket.gethostbyname(hostname) function can be used.
The gethostbyname_ex() method returns only the IPv4 addresses.
For resolving IPv6 addresses as well socket.getaddrinfo() function can be used.
Parameters:
hostname - The name of the host system for which the hostname, aliases, IP addresses list is needed
Return Value:
A tuple containing the hostname, aliases and list of IP addresses.
Example:
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import socket
hostName = "example.org"
ipAddress = socket.gethostbyname_ex(hostName) print("Primary IP address, Alias names and other IP addresses of the host name {}: {}".format(hostName, ipAddress)) |
Output:
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Primary IP address, Alias names and other IP addresses of the host name example.org: ('example.org', [], ['93.184.216.34']) |