Use ipaddress module to validate IP address

[za]

Hi there!

What do you think if we use ipaddress module to validate IP address instead of using regex? Example of regex usage: the example code.

$ python3

>>> import ipaddress
>>> ipaddress.ip_address("127.0.0.1")
IPv4Address('127.0.0.1')
>>> ipaddress.ip_address("127.0.0.10000")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/ipaddress.py", line 54, in ip_address
    raise ValueError(f'{address!r} does not appear to be an IPv4 or IPv6 address')
ValueError: '127.0.0.10000' does not appear to be an IPv4 or IPv6 address

[za]

Hi @plusvic any comment? Maybe I could start by initiating a PR if the idea is accepted.

[mgmacias95]

Hello @za,

Feel free to make a PR :). Reach out if you need any guidance.

[za]

Hi @mgmacias95 I have initiated the PR.

[za]

PR has been merged.