django.utils.ipv6

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Function clean​_ipv6​_address Clean an IPv6 address string.
Function is​_valid​_ipv6​_address Return whether or not the ip_str string is a valid IPv6 address.
def clean_ipv6_address(ip_str, unpack_ipv4=False, error_message=_('This is not a valid IPv6 address.')):

Clean an IPv6 address string.

Raise ValidationError if the address is invalid.

Replace the longest continuous zero-sequence with "::", remove leading zeroes, and make sure all hextets are lowercase.

Args:
ip_str: A valid IPv6 address. unpack_ipv4: if an IPv4-mapped address is found, return the plain IPv4 address (default=False). error_message: An error message used in the ValidationError.

Return a compressed IPv6 address or the same value.

def is_valid_ipv6_address(ip_str):
Return whether or not the ip_str string is a valid IPv6 address.