Function Name:
inet_aton(ip_address)
Parameter(s):
The ip_address, which needs to be converted from the dotted-quad, string format to 32 bit packed binary format.
Function Overview:
As per IPv4, an IP Address is a 32-bit number. These IPv4 addresses are represented as four decimal numbers. Each number is separated by a dot and each number ranges from 0 to 255. The function inet_aton() converts an IPv4 address from the dotted-quad string format to 32-bit packed binary format. The binary format returned could be passed to any program that requires IP address as an object of C type struct in_addr.
Example:
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import socket import struct
IPQuad = "192.168.0.0" IP32Bit = socket.inet_aton(IPQuad) print(IP32Bit) |
Output:
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b'\xc0\xa8\x00\x00 |