twisted.names.hosts : API documentation

def searchFileForAll(hostsFile, name): (source)

Search the given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for an address entry with a given name.

Parameters	hostsFile	The name of the hosts(5)-format file to search. (type: `FilePath`)
	name	The name to search for. (type: `str`)
Returns	`None` if the name is not found in the file, otherwise a `str` giving the address in the file associated with the name.

def searchFileFor(file, name): (source)

Grep given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for an address entry with a given name.

Parameters	file	The name of the hosts(5)-format file to search.
	name	The name to search for. (type: `str`)
Returns	`None` if the name is not found in the file, otherwise a `str` giving the address in the file associated with the name.

Function	searchFileForAll	Search the given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for an address entry with a given name.
Function	searchFileFor	Grep given file, which is in hosts(5) standard format, for an address entry with a given name.
Class	Resolver	A resolver that services hosts(5) format files.

twisted.names.hosts module documentation