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@@ -526,6 +526,49 @@ The module :mod:`socket` exports the following constants and functions:
meanings.
+.. function:: sethostname(name)
+
+ Set the machine's hostname to *name*. This will raise a
+ :exc:`socket.error` if you don't have enough rights.
+
+ Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: if_nameindex()
+
+ Return a list of network interface information
+ (index int, name string) tuples.
+ :exc:`socket.error` if the system call fails.
+
+ Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: if_nametoindex(if_name)
+
+ Return a network interface index number corresponding to an
+ interface name.
+ :exc:`socket.error` if no interface with the given name exists.
+
+ Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: if_indextoname(if_index)
+
+ Return a network interface name corresponding to a
+ interface index number.
+ :exc:`socket.error` if no interface with the given index exists.
+
+ Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
.. data:: SocketType
This is a Python type object that represents the socket object type. It is the