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diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst index 0357be7..5b2e6bd 100644 --- a/Doc/library/socket.rst +++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst @@ -536,6 +536,39 @@ The module :mod:`socket` exports the following constants and functions: .. versionadded:: 3.3 +.. function:: if_nameindex() + + Returns a list of network interface information + (index, name as a byte string) tuples. + :exc:`socket.error` if the system call fails for any reason. + + Availability: Unix. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + + +.. function:: if_nametoindex(if_name) + + Returns a network interface index number corresponding to an + interface name byte string. + :exc:`socket.error` if no interface with the given name exists. + + Availability: Unix. + + .. versionadded:: 3.3 + + +.. function:: if_indextoname(if_index) + + Returns a network interface name byte string corresponding to a + interface index. + :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 |