DNS Record
September 26, 2022
#Simple program to fetch dns record of a given website
# http://www.pillalamarri.in/python/dns-record/
import dns.resolver
#Dictionary to store the dns record of a website
dns_record = {}
#User defined website
website = input("Enter the name of the website: ")
#Fetching the 'A' record of the website and storing it in the dictionary
a_record = dns.resolver.resolve(website, 'A')
for ipval in a_record:
dns_record['A_Record_IP'] = ipval.to_text()
#List to store the mx records of a website
mx_record_list = []
#Fetching the mx records and storing them in the dictionary
mx_record = dns.resolver.resolve(website,'MX')
for server in mx_record:
mx_record_list.append(server)
for i, element in enumerate(mx_record_list):
dns_record['MX_Record', i+1] = element
#Displaying the record on the screen
for key,value in dns_record.items():
print(f"{key} = {value}")
# http://www.pillalamarri.in/python/dns-record/
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