Python: unreliable results from socket.gethostbyaddr()

Asked Jan 16 '17 at 17:24

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I use socket.gethostbyaddr to get the ip of a domain, and it does not give me any results , while ping and dig can return the IP correctly.

 >>> import socket
    >>> socket.gethostbyaddr('supplychristianlouboutin.com')
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
    herror: [Errno 1] Unknown host

So it's weird to me why this API is not reliable?Any suggestions?

asked Jan 16 '17 at 17:24

Alex

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Use `socket.gethostbyname('supplychristianlouboutin.com')` – Nizam Mohamed Jan 16 '17 at 17:32
Great, thanks man! I was really confused why it does return results and for others it does not. Looks like I was doing reverse DNS. – Alex Jan 16 '17 at 17:40

Python: unreliable results from socket.gethostbyaddr()

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