hostlists 0.6.10

A python library to obtain lists of hosts from various systems

Python module to generate lists of hosts from various sources that is extensible via plugins.

Components

hostlists has 2 components:

• hostlists - This module handles hostlist expansion
• hostlists_plugins - This module contains plugins that allow hostlists to get lists of hosts from various backend systems.

Dependencies

• dnspython (BSD License) This python module is used for the dns plugins to perform host expansion based on dns.

Usage

The hostlists module provides a python module to do host expansion within python programs. It also provides a command line utility to allow usage from the command line.

Creating Hostlists backend plugins

TBD

Command Line Examples

$ hostlists