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).