Method get

pager_lib/getmac/getmac.py:344–362

Core logic of the method that performs the lookup. .. warning:: If the method itself fails to function an exception will be raised! (for instance, if some command arguments are invalid, or there's an internal error with the command, or a bug in the

(self, arg)

    # TODO: automatically clean MAC on return
    def get(self, arg):  # type: (str) -> Optional[str]
        """
        Core logic of the method that performs the lookup.

        .. warning::
           If the method itself fails to function an exception will be raised!
           (for instance, if some command arguments are invalid, or there's an
           internal error with the command, or a bug in the code).

        Args:
            arg (str): What the method should get, such as an IP address
                or interface name. In the case of default_iface methods,
                this is not used and defaults to an empty string.

        Returns:
            Lowercase colon-separated MAC address, or None if one could
            not be found.
        """
        pass  # pragma: no cover

    @classmethod
    def __str__(cls):  # type: () -> str