DNS Lookup

Problematic

How can we check if a domain or IP have a DNS pointer?

Documentation

The tool to check the availability or syntax of domains, IPv4 or URL.

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This submodule will provide the DNS lookup interface.

Author:
Nissar Chababy, @funilrys, contactTATAfunilrysTODTODcom
Special thanks:
https://pyfunceble.github.io/special-thanks.html
Contributors:
https://pyfunceble.github.io/contributors.html
Project link:
https://github.com/funilrys/PyFunceble
Project documentation:
https://pyfunceble.readthedocs.io/en/master/
Project homepage:
https://pyfunceble.github.io/

License:

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, 2019 Nissar Chababy

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class PyFunceble.dns_lookup.DNSLookup(subject, dns_server=None, complete=False)[source]

DNS lookup interface.

Parameters:
  • subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
  • dns_server (list|tuple|str) – The DNS server we are working with.
_DNSLookup__request_ipv4()

Handle the request for a subject which is IPv4.

_DNSLookup__request_not_ipv4()

Handle the request for a subject which is not an IPv4.

a_record(subject=None, lifetime=3.0)[source]

Return the A record of the given subject (if found).

Parameters:
  • subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
  • lifetime (float) – The number of second before timeout.
Returns:

A list of A record(s).

Return type:

list

aaaa_record(subject=None, lifetime=3.0)[source]

Return the AAAA record of the given subject (if found).

Parameters:
  • subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
  • lifetime (float) – The number of second before timeout.
Returns:

A list of A record(s).

Return type:

list

cname_record(subject=None, lifetime=3.0)[source]

Return the CNAME record of the given subject (if found).

Parameters:
  • subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
  • lifetime (float) – The number of second before timeout.
Returns:

A list of CNAME record(s).

Return type:

list

get_addr_info(subject=None)[source]

Get and return the information of the given subject (address).

Parameters:subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
Returns:A list of address.
Return type:list
get_host_by_addr(subject=None)[source]

Get and return the host of the given subject (address).

Parameters:subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
Returns:A dict in the following format or None.
{
    "hostname": "",
    "aliases": [],
    "ips": []
}
Return type:list
mx_record(subject=None, lifetime=3.0)[source]

Return the MX record of the given subject (if found).

Parameters:
  • subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
  • lifetime (float) – The number of second before timeout.
Returns:

A list of MX record(s).

Return type:

list

ns_record(subject=None, lifetime=3.0)[source]

Return the NS record of the given subject (if found).

Parameters:subject (str) – The subject we are working with. :param float lifetime: The number of second before timeout.
Returns:A list of NS record(s).
Return type:list
ptr_record(subject=None, reverse_name=True, lifetime=3.0)[source]

Return the PTR record of the given subject (if found).

Parameters:
  • subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
  • lifetime (float) – The number of second before timeout.
Returns:

A list of PTR record(s).

Return type:

list

request()[source]

Perform the NS request.

Returns:A dict with following index if the given subject is not registered into the given DNS server. (More likely local subjects).
{
    "hostname": "",
    "aliases": [],
    "ips": []
}

A dict with following index for everything else (and if found).

{
    "A": [],
    "AAAA": [],
    "CNAME": [],
    "MX": [],
    "NS": [],
    "TXT": [],
    "PTR": []
}
Return type:dict
txt_record(subject=None, lifetime=3.0)[source]

Return the TXT record of the given subject (if found).

Parameters:
  • subject (str) – The subject we are working with.
  • lifetime (float) – The number of second before timeout.
Returns:

A list of TXT record(s).

Return type:

list