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

[nick.coghlan]

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