def __init__(self, address):
"""Constructor for IPv6 address.
@type address: str
@param address: IP address
@raises errors.IPAddressError: if address invalid
"""
IPAddress.__init__(self)
if not self.IsValid(address):
raise errors.IPAddressError("IPv6 Address [%s] invalid" % address)
self.address = address
def GetAddressFamily(address):
"""Get the address family of the given address.
@type address: str
@param address: ip address whose family will be returned
@rtype: int
@return: C{socket.AF_INET} or C{socket.AF_INET6}
@raise errors.GenericError: for invalid addresses
"""
try:
return IP4Address(address).family
except errors.IPAddressError:
pass
try:
return IP6Address(address).family
except errors.IPAddressError:
pass
raise errors.IPAddressError("Invalid address '%s'" % address)
