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.TH MACADDR 3 "21 March 2023" "NFStest 3.2" "macaddr 1.0.1"
.SH NAME
packet.link.macaddr - MacAddr module
.SH DESCRIPTION

Create an object to represent a MAC address. A MAC address is given either
by a series of hexadecimal numbers or using the ":" notation. It provides
a mechanism for comparing this object with a regular string.
.SH CLASSES
.SS class MacAddr(builtins.str)
.nf
MacAddr address object

Usage:
    from packet.link.macaddr import MacAddr

    mac = MacAddr('E4CE8F589FF4')

The following expressions are equivalent:
    mac == 'E4CE8F589FF4'
    mac == 'e4ce8f589ff4'
    mac == 'e4:ce:8f:58:9f:f4'

.P
.B Methods defined here:
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.P
.B __eq__(self, other)
Compare two MAC addresses and return True if both are equal.
.P
.B __ne__(self, other)
Compare two MAC addresses and return False if both are equal.
.P
.B Static methods defined here:
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.P
.B __new__(cls, mac)
Create new instance by converting input string into a persistent
representation of a MAC address.
.fi
.SH BUGS
No known bugs.
.SH AUTHOR
Jorge Mora (mora@netapp.com)