[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #14814: Attempt to clarify network address and broadcast address for less

Sun Aug 5 14:52:49 CEST 2012

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/abbae7314b52
changeset: 78432:abbae7314b52
user: Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com>
date: Sun Aug 05 22:52:38 2012 +1000
summary:
 Issue #14814: Attempt to clarify network address and broadcast address for less experienced users
files:
 Doc/library/ipaddress.rst | 6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst b/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
--- a/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
@@ -390,11 +390,13 @@
 
 .. attribute:: network_address
 
- The broadcast address for the network.
+ The network address for the network. The network address and the
+ prefix length together uniquely define a network.
 
 .. attribute:: broadcast_address
 
- The broadcast address for the network.
+ The broadcast address for the network. Packets sent to the broadcast
+ address should be received by every host on the network.
 
 .. attribute:: host mask
 
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
