twisted.names.dns.Name : API documentation

Instance Variable	`name`	A byte string giving the name.
Method	`__init__`
Method	`encode`	Encode this Name into the appropriate byte format.
Method	`decode`	Decode a byte string into this Name.
Method	`__eq__`	Undocumented
Method	`__hash__`	Undocumented
Method	`__str__`	Represent this `Name` instance by its string name.

A byte string giving the name.

(type: bytes)

def __init__(self, name=b''): (source)

Parameters name A name. (type: bytes or str)

def encode(self, strio, compDict=None): (source)

from twisted.names.dns.IEncodable

Encode this Name into the appropriate byte format.

Parameters	strio	The byte representation of this Name will be written to this file. (type: file)
	compDict	dictionary of Names that have already been encoded and whose addresses may be backreferenced by this Name (for the purpose of reducing the message size). (type: dict)

def decode(self, strio, length=None): (source)

from twisted.names.dns.IEncodable

Decode a byte string into this Name.

Parameters	strio	Bytes will be read from this file until the full Name is decoded. (type: file)
	length	Undocumented
Raises	EOFError	Raised when there are not enough bytes available from `strio`.
	ValueError	Raised when the name cannot be decoded (for example, because it contains a loop).

def __eq__(self, other): (source)

Undocumented

Parameters	other	Undocumented (type: `object`)
Returns	Undocumented (type: `bool`)

def __hash__(self): (source)

Undocumented

def __str__(self): (source)

Represent this Name instance by its string name.

Returns Undocumented (type: str)