socket.gethostbyaddr

socket.gethostbyaddr(ip_address)

• The functions translates an ip address into (hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)
• Hostname is the primary host name responding to the given ip_address
• Aliaslist is a list of alternative host names for the same address
• Ipaddrlist is a list of IPv4/v6 addresss for the same interface on the same host

Example of gethostbyaddr

>>> import socket
>>> socket.gethostbyaddr('192.0.43.8')
('43-8.any.icann.org', ['8.43.0.192.in-addr.arpa'],
 ['192.0.43.8'])

References

• Python Essential Reference
• Documentation for socket API