[New-bugs-announce] [issue44077] IP_RECVTOS option is missing from socket module

[Georg Sauthoff]

New submission from Georg Sauthoff <mail at georg.so>:

Currently, the socket module doesn't provide the IP_RECVTOS constant.

This constant is needed for receiving the TOS byte (or the DSCP bits) via ancillary data when calling recvmsg() or recvmsg_into().

That means it would be used in a setsockopt() call like this:

s.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IP, socket.IP_RECVTOS, 1)

This socket option is available on Linux and perhaps other operating systems, as well.

See also https://manpath.be/f33/7/ip#L467

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 393261
nosy: gms
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: IP_RECVTOS option is missing from socket module
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.11

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