Closed as not planned
Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
IPv4Networks and IPv6Networks are often written in shorthand by network operators. For example, 1.2.0.0/16 would be written as 1.2/16. I've added a very simple .shorthand function (along with a few simple tests) to these networks in the hopes that this can be a supported feature.
For the IPv4Network:
@property
def shorthand(self):
"""
Returns the shorthand representation of the IPv4 network.
This method abbreviates the IPv4 network by removing trailing
zero octets from the network address.
Returns:
str: The shorthand IPv4 network in the format 'X.X/X'.
Example:
>>> network = IPv4Network('192.168.0.0/24')
>>> network.shorthand
'192.168/24'
"""
# Split the network address into octets
octets = str(self.network_address).split('.')
# Remove trailing zero octets
while octets and octets[-1] == '0':
octets.pop()
# Rejoin the remaining octets and append the prefix length
return '.'.join(octets) + f"/{self.prefixlen}"For the IPv6Network:
@property
def shorthand(self):
"""
Returns the shorthand representation of the IPv6 network.
This method compresses the IPv6 address to its shortest form
and appends the prefix length.
Returns:
str: The shorthand IPv6 network in the format 'X::/Y'.
Example:
>>> network = IPv6Network('2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:0/32')
>>> network.shorthand
'2001:db8::/32'
"""
return f"{self.network_address.compressed}/{self.prefixlen}"Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
Links to previous discussion of this feature:
No response