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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/socket.rst | 4 |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst index 2e12917..36151ca 100644 --- a/Doc/library/socket.rst +++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst @@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ The :mod:`socket` module also offers various network-related services: .. function:: gethostbyname_ex(hostname) Translate a host name to IPv4 address format, extended interface. Return a - triple ``(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)`` where *hostname* is the host's + 3-tuple ``(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)`` where *hostname* is the host's primary host name, *aliaslist* is a (possibly empty) list of alternative host names for the same address, and *ipaddrlist* is a list of IPv4 addresses for the same interface on the same host (often but not @@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ The :mod:`socket` module also offers various network-related services: .. function:: gethostbyaddr(ip_address) - Return a triple ``(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)`` where *hostname* is the + Return a 3-tuple ``(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)`` where *hostname* is the primary host name responding to the given *ip_address*, *aliaslist* is a (possibly empty) list of alternative host names for the same address, and *ipaddrlist* is a list of IPv4/v6 addresses for the same interface on the same |