A hosts file manager library written in python
Project description
python-hosts
========
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This is a python library for managing a hosts file.
It enables you to add and remove entries, or import them from a file or URL.
Documentation
-------------
The docs are hosted on RTD (Read The Docs) here:
<http://python-hosts.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html>.
Installation
------------
pip install python-hosts
Example usage
------------
Adding an entry to a hosts file
from python_hosts import Hosts, HostsEntry
hosts = Hosts(path='hosts_test')
new_entry = HostsEntry(entry_type='ipv4', address='1.2.3.4', names=['www.example.com', 'example'])
hosts.add([new_entry])
hosts.write()
Importing a list of host entries by URL
from python_hosts import Hosts, HostsEntry
hosts = Hosts(path='hosts_test')
hosts.import_url(url='https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/167103/hosts')
hosts.write()
Requirements
------------
Tested on python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, pypy and pypy3
License
-------
MIT
========
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This is a python library for managing a hosts file.
It enables you to add and remove entries, or import them from a file or URL.
Documentation
-------------
The docs are hosted on RTD (Read The Docs) here:
<http://python-hosts.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html>.
Installation
------------
pip install python-hosts
Example usage
------------
Adding an entry to a hosts file
from python_hosts import Hosts, HostsEntry
hosts = Hosts(path='hosts_test')
new_entry = HostsEntry(entry_type='ipv4', address='1.2.3.4', names=['www.example.com', 'example'])
hosts.add([new_entry])
hosts.write()
Importing a list of host entries by URL
from python_hosts import Hosts, HostsEntry
hosts = Hosts(path='hosts_test')
hosts.import_url(url='https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/167103/hosts')
hosts.write()
Requirements
------------
Tested on python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, pypy and pypy3
License
-------
MIT
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