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Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:08:35 +1100
Subject: Re: socket.gethostbyaddr( os.environ['REMOTE_ADDR'] error
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:
> Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Point to note: The inverse operation, getting IP addresses from names,
>
> so socket.gethostbyaddr(os.environ['REMOTE_ADDR'])[0] is the 0th element
> of the tuple, i.e. the *name* that is returned.

Correct, I was drawing a noteworthy parallel with the inverse - gethostbyname.

ChrisA