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ipaddress_module_ipv4_ipv6_network_creation_inspection.py

python

Basic creation and inspection of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and networks using the i

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ipaddress_module_ipv4_ipv6_network_creation_inspection.py
1import ipaddress
2
3# Creating address objects
4addr4 = ipaddress.ip_address('192.0.2.1')
5addr6 = ipaddress.ip_address('2001:db8::1')
6
7# Inspecting addresses
8print(f"IPv4: {addr4} (Version: {addr4.version})")
9print(f"IPv6: {addr6} (Version: {addr6.version})")
10
11# Defining networks
12net4 = ipaddress.ip_network('192.0.2.0/24')
13net6 = ipaddress.ip_network('2001:db8::/32')
14
15# Accessing network properties
16print(f"Network: {net4}")
17print(f"Netmask: {net4.netmask}")
18print(f"Broadcast: {net4.broadcast_address}")
19print(f"Number of hosts: {net4.num_addresses}")
20
21# Iterating over hosts in a network
22for host in net4.hosts():
23    print(f"Host: {host}")
24    break  # Only printing the first one for brevity