[New-bugs-announce] [issue16652] socket.getfqdn docs are not explicit enough about the algorithm.

[R. David Murray]

New submission from R. David Murray:

>From the docs it isn't quite clear if getfqnd() does the equivalent of:

  gethostbyaddr('127.0.0.1')

or

  gethostbyaddr(gethostbyname(gethostname()))

It matters which it is, when debugging a host's name configuration and DNS server problems.

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 177236
nosy: docs at python, r.david.murray
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: socket.getfqdn docs are not explicit enough about the algorithm.
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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