5.2.1.3. get_ip_for_hostname

mfutil.net.get_ip_for_hostname(hostname, ignore_hostnames_list=['AUTO'])[source]

Get the IP of a given hostname.

Parameters:
  • hostname (string) – hostname to find.
  • ignore_hostnames_list (list of strings) – special hostname values which won’t be lookup ip (if the given hostname is in this list, this function will return the given hostname without any modification).
Returns:

(string) IP of the given hostname (or None if we can’t find it).