Limnoria/src/utils/net.py

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"""
Simple utility modules.
"""

import socket

def getSocket(host):
    """Returns a socket of the correct AF_INET type (v4 or v6) in order to
    communicate with host.
    """
    host = socket.gethostbyname(host)
    if isIP(host):
        return socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    elif isIPV6(host):
        return socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    else:
        raise socket.error, 'Something wonky happened.'

def isIP(s):
    """Returns whether or not a given string is an IPV4 address.

    >>> isIP('255.255.255.255')
    1

    >>> isIP('abc.abc.abc.abc')
    0
    """
    try:
        return bool(socket.inet_aton(s))
    except socket.error:
        return False

def bruteIsIPV6(s):
    if s.count('::') <= 1:
        L = s.split(':')
        if len(L) <= 8:
            for x in L:
                if x:
                    try:
                        int(x, 16)
                    except ValueError:
                        return False
            return True
    return False

def isIPV6(s):
    """Returns whether or not a given string is an IPV6 address."""
    try:
        if hasattr(socket, 'inet_pton'):
            return bool(socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, s))
        else:
            return bruteIsIPV6(s)
    except socket.error:
        try:
            socket.inet_pton(socket.AF_INET6, '::')
        except socket.error:
            # We gotta fake it.
            return bruteIsIPV6(s)
        return False

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