def get_subnet_cidr_block(address_prefix, host_count):
"""
This method exctracts the required host addresses from the address prefix, returns the
updated host prefix and ip range
:return:
"""
try:
address_prefix = Network(address_prefix)
cidr_block_size = get_cidr_block_size(host_count)
split_address = str(address_prefix).split("/")
if not len(split_address) == 2:
return
ip_range = split_address[0] + cidr_block_size
address_prefix = address_prefix.__add__(int(host_count))
except ValueError as e:
current_app.logger.debug(e)
return
return ip_range, address_prefix
