[3.12] gh-117566: fix IPv6Address.is_loopback for IPv4-mapped loopbacks (GH-117567) #118391
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pythonGH-117567) While properties like IPv6Address.is_private account for IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses, such as for example: >>> ipaddress.ip_address("192.168.0.1").is_private True >>> ipaddress.ip_address("::ffff:192.168.0.1").is_private True ...the same doesn't currently apply to the is_loopback property: >>> ipaddress.ip_address("127.0.0.1").is_loopback True >>> ipaddress.ip_address("::ffff:127.0.0.1").is_loopback False At minimum, this inconsistency between different properties is counter-intuitive. Moreover, ::ffff:127.0.0.0/104 is for all intents and purposes a loopback address, and should be treated as such. (cherry picked from commit fb7f79b) Co-authored-by: Faidon Liambotis <[email protected]>
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While properties like IPv6Address.is_private account for IPv4-mapped
IPv6 addresses, such as for example:
...the same doesn't currently apply to the is_loopback property:
>>> ipaddress.ip_address("127.0.0.1").is_loopback
True
>>> ipaddress.ip_address("::ffff:127.0.0.1").is_loopback
False
At minimum, this inconsistency between different properties is
counter-intuitive. Moreover, ::ffff:127.0.0.0/104 is for all intents and
purposes a loopback address, and should be treated as such.
(cherry picked from commit fb7f79b)
Co-authored-by: Faidon Liambotis [email protected]