{"repo":"rthalley/dnspython","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython","clone":"git clone https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython.git","description":"a powerful DNS toolkit for python","language":"Python","stars":2667,"topics":["dnspython","dns","dns-over-https","dns-over-tls","dnssec","stub-resolver","ddns","trio","asyncio","edns"],"license":null,"category":"networking-infra","readme_excerpt":"dnspython INTRODUCTION dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. It supports almost all record types. It can be used for queries, zone transfers, and dynamic updates. It supports TSIG-authenticated messages and EDNS0. dnspython provides both high- and low-level access to DNS. The high-level classes perform queries for data of a given name, type, and class, and return an answer set. The low-level classes allow direct manipulation of DNS zones, messages, names, and records. The module name for dnspython is dns . To see a few of the ways dnspython can be used, look in the examples/ directory. dnspython is a utility to work with DNS, /etc/hosts is thus not used. For simple forward DNS lookups, it's better to use socket.getaddrinfo() or socket.gethostbyname() . dnspython originated at Nominum where it was developed to facilitate the testing of DNS software. ABOUT THIS RELEASE This is the development version of dnspython 2.9.0. Please read What's New for information about the changes in this release. INSTALLATION Many distributions have dnspython packaged for you, so you should check there first. To use a wheel downloaded from PyPi, run: To install from the source code, go into the top-level of the source code and run: To install the latest from the main branch, run pip install git+https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython.git dnspython 's default installation does not depend on any modules other than those in the Python standard library. To use some features, additional modules must be i","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/rthalley","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/rthalley/dnspython/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}