Try to interpret the token as a DNS name. Raises dns.exception.SyntaxError if not a name. Returns a dns.name.Name.

Delete records. The first argument is always a name. The other arguments can be: - *empty* - rdata

Look for an rdataset with the specified name and type in the zone, and return an rdataset encapsulating it. The rdataset returned is

Flush the cache. If *key* is not ``None``, only that item is flushed. Otherwise the entire cache is flushed. *key*, a ``(dn

Read the next token and interpret it as a DNS TTL. Raises dns.exception.SyntaxError or dns.ttl.BadTTL if not an identifier or badly f

Return the wire format message.

Is self a superdomain of other? Note that the notion of superdomain includes equality, e.g. "dnspython.org" is a superdomain of itsel

Make the BTree immutable. Attempts to alter the BTree after making it immutable will raise an Immutable exception. This operation ca

Associate key and value in the cache. *key*, a ``(dns.name.Name, dns.rdatatype.RdataType, dns.rdataclass.RdataClass)`` tuple whose va

Convert an rdata to text format. Returns a ``str``.

Write the DNS message header. Writing the DNS message header is done after all sections have been rendered, but before the optional T

*cleaning_interval*, a ``float`` is the number of seconds between periodic cleanings.

Initialize a zone object. *origin* is the origin of the zone. It may be a ``dns.name.Name``, a ``str``, or ``None``. If ``None``, t

Return the rdataset associated with *name*, *rdtype*, and *covers*, or `None` if not found.

Add records. The first argument is always a name. The other arguments can be: - rdataset... - ttl,

Add the rrset to the specified section. Any keyword arguments are passed on to the rdataset's to_wire() routine.

Delete the specified node if it exists. *name*: the name of the node to find. The value may be a ``dns.name.Name`` or a ``str``. If

Update the set, removing any elements from other which are in the set.

Get the delegation applicable to *name*, if it exists. If there delegation, then return a tuple consisting of the name of the delegat

Read the next token, which should be an identifier. Raises dns.exception.SyntaxError if not an identifier. Returns a string.

Get the zone SOA rdata. Raises ``dns.zone.NoSOA`` if there is no SOA RRset. Returns a ``dns.rdtypes.ANY.SOA.SOA`` Rdata.

Update the set, removing any elements from other which are not in both sets.

Does this node have the maximal number of keys?

Does this node have the minimal number of keys?

Reserve *size* bytes.

Follow the CNAME chain in the response to determine the answer RRset. Raises ``dns.message.NotQueryResponse`` if the message is not

Set a pruning policy that retains up to the specified number of versions

Consume input until a non-whitespace character is encountered. The non-whitespace character is then ungotten, and the number of white

Return public key as DNSKEY

Convert the RRset into DNS zone file format. See ``dns.name.Name.choose_relativity`` for more information on how *origin* and *relati

Try to update the resolver's nameservers using Discovery of Designated Resolvers (DDR). If successful, the resolver will subsequently use

The maximum number of keys in node for a BTree with the specified ``t``

Add records. *replace* is the replacement mode. If ``False``, RRs are added to an existing RRset; if ``True``, the RRset is

Compare an rdata with another rdata of the same rdtype and rdclass. For rdata with only absolute names: Return < 0 if sel

Escape the characters in label which need it. @returns: the escaped string @rtype: string

Read a character from input.

Read the specified number of bytes from sock. Keep trying until we either get the desired amount, or we hit EOF. A Timeout exception will be

Read the specified number of bytes from stream. Keep trying until we either get the desired amount, or we hit EOF.

Set the renderer's current section. Sections must be rendered order: QUESTION, ANSWER, AUTHORITY, ADDITIONAL. Sections may be empty.

Is the requirement fulfilled? The requirement must be of the form package>=version

Commit the transaction. Normally transactions are used as context managers and commit or rollback automatically, but it may be done e

Return a new name which is the concatenation of self and other. Raises ``dns.name.AbsoluteConcatenation`` if the name is absolute and

Get Private Key class from Algorithm. *algorithm*, a ``str`` or ``int`` specifying the DNSKEY algorithm. Raises ``UnsupportedAlgorithm`` if

Return the maximal predecessor of *name* in the DNSSEC ordering in the zone whose origin is *origin*, or return the longest name under *origin

The response for query *qname*. Returns a ``dns.message.Message``.