[issue3959] Add Google's ipaddr.py to the stdlib

[Martin v. Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

> I'm fine with this. But as Duncan mentioned, some guidance from the
> benevolent powers that be on what exactly they're looking for before
> we launch into a bunch of work would be appreciated.

I think Guido's original message summarizes that: a module that
fills a gap for address manipulations... In addition, it should
have all the organisational qualities (happy user base, determined
maintainers, copyright forms, documentation, tests). As to what
precisely its API should be - that is for the experts (i.e. you)
to determine. I personally think performance is important, in
addition to a well-designed, useful API. Conformance to PEP 8
is also desirable.

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