twisted.names.hosts

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hosts(5) support.

Class	`Resolver`	A resolver that services hosts(5) format files.
Function	`searchFileFor`	Grep given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for an address entry with a given name.
Function	`searchFileForAll`	Search the given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for addresses associated with a given name.

def searchFileFor(file, name): (source) ¶

Grep given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for an address entry with a given name.

Parameters
file:`str` or `bytes`	The name of the hosts(5)-format file to search.
name:`bytes`	The name to search for.
Returns
`None` if the name is not found in the file, otherwise a `str` giving the first address in the file associated with the name.

def searchFileForAll(hostsFile, name): (source) ¶

Search the given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for addresses associated with a given name.

Parameters
hostsFile:`FilePath`	The name of the hosts(5)-format file to search.
name:`bytes`	The name to search for.
Returns
`None` if the name is not found in the file, otherwise a `str` giving the address in the file associated with the name.