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MACADDR(3) macaddr 1.0.1 MACADDR(3)

NAME

packet.link.macaddr - MacAddr module

DESCRIPTION

Create an object to represent a MAC address. A MAC address is given either by a series of hexadecimal numbers or using the ":" notation. It provides a mechanism for comparing this object with a regular string.

CLASSES

class MacAddr(__builtin__.str)

MacAddr address object
Usage:


    from packet.link.macaddr import MacAddr


    mac = MacAddr('E4CE8F589FF4')
The following expressions are equivalent:


    mac == 'E4CE8F589FF4'


    mac == 'e4ce8f589ff4'


    mac == 'e4:ce:8f:58:9f:f4'

Methods defined here:
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__eq__(self, other)
Compare two MAC addresses and return True if both are equal.
__ne__(self, other)
Compare two MAC addresses and return False if both are equal.
Static methods defined here:
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__new__(cls, mac)
Create new instance by converting input string into a persistent
representation of a MAC address.

BUGS

No known bugs.

AUTHOR

Jorge Mora (mora@netapp.com)

14 February 2017 NFStest 2.1.5