Issue #1746656: Add if_nameindex, if_nametoindex, if_indextoname
methods to the socket module.
diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index 0357be7..5b2e6bd 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -536,6 +536,39 @@
.. versionadded:: 3.3
+.. function:: if_nameindex()
+
+ Returns a list of network interface information
+ (index, name as a byte string) tuples.
+ :exc:`socket.error` if the system call fails for any reason.
+
+ Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: if_nametoindex(if_name)
+
+ Returns a network interface index number corresponding to an
+ interface name byte string.
+ :exc:`socket.error` if no interface with the given name exists.
+
+ Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
+.. function:: if_indextoname(if_index)
+
+ Returns a network interface name byte string corresponding to a
+ interface index.
+ :exc:`socket.error` if no interface with the given index exists.
+
+ Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
.. data:: SocketType
This is a Python type object that represents the socket object type. It is the