[issue38750] Solve IPv4 categorisation issues with the ipaddress module

sam jonas added the comment: Hi i am also facing the same issue, please provide a good solution -- nosy: +samjonas ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue38750] Solve IPv4 categorisation issues with the ipaddress module

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[issue38750] Solve IPv4 categorisation issues with the ipaddress module

Pete Wicken added the comment: In addition to my previous comment, I think a more generic "is_special" could cover everything in the IANA special purpose address table for ease of checking anything that isn't publicly available IP. -- ___ Python t

[issue38750] Solve IPv4 categorisation issues with the ipaddress module

Change by Pete Wicken : -- components: +Library (Lib) type: -> behavior versions: +Python 3.9 ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bug

[issue38750] Solve IPv4 categorisation issues with the ipaddress module

New submission from Pete Wicken : As alluded to in issue bpo-38655, the behaviour for getting categorising IPv4 networks is inconsistent with the IANA guideline, which the docs say it follows. I'm proposing we either change the documentation so that it describes the behaviour that should actu