Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.109 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.79; '*S*': 0.01; 'subject:missing': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'argument,': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'pythonic': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'code.': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'van': 0.27; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'properties': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'convenience': 0.31; 'fri,': 0.33; 'there,': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'thanks': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'pm,': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'subject:? ': 0.60; 'simple': 0.61; 'obvious': 0.74; '2015': 0.84; 'amazed': 0.84; 'seriously,': 0.84; 'subject:here': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=ZtGppwdojC1fydFWTA1T0nAcxoEGfDnuKs49lODO4sI=; b=XaaqLBRbeemPwn38mesn6pEVC7IKG/IbhH3z5nSDSTcr/LaQLwqg1Y5Oo2Jkuewnuv vCyEVNOT1PJIGW5Q4F/nrc2LjWgd2en69aXaoDF+wT6y6SCtZMrY0b2zB+fSTSqSjURD Er3XY+yUxN24m3WnUaCv0zTUmKaEwiVaSzQcRNl58qfcvzQESg7UwHzdv8R/veur8jiE QA9y1DF8QHKaITw/4S1EcaXS1gjPc3JrYbUxeNtg/5ZV1iTSOIzOiCR1eFD6spr6q2YL oca0p1Bdjm1TSCT8MzGzEVjwmvuF2BmzrcDkwBEishQMJ7CvjXmZcO9W9XzxE6k9xICy WV8Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.227.198 with SMTP id jb6mr14903962icb.12.1430487964229; Fri, 01 May 2015 06:46:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8a3d28f9-52d4-48e3-9da3-dc64dd773d16@googlegroups.com> References: <8a3d28f9-52d4-48e3-9da3-dc64dd773d16@googlegroups.com> Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 23:46:04 +1000 Subject: Re: Am I missing something here? ipaddress vs socket From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 9 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1430487966 news.xs4all.nl 2865 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42805 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:89736 On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Ronald van Zantvoort wrote: > But seriously, I'll go see over there, thanks :) It's just that I'm amazed that this isn't in there yet; it's 2 simple properties added in for convenience and IMHO very Pythonic to be able to do aforementioned code. > There are lots of things that are so obvious they get added with little argument, but someone still has to think of them :) ChrisA