Split out DNS utilities into their own module.

dkim/dns.py

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+# This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+# warranty.  In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
+# arising from the use of this software.
+#
+# Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+# including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+# freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+#
+# 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+#    claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+#    in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+#    appreciated but is not required.
+# 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+#    misrepresented as being the original software.
+# 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2008 Greg Hewgill http://hewgill.com
+#
+# This has been modified from the original software.
+# Copyright (c) 2011 William Grant <me@williamgrant.id.au>
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    'get_txt'
+    ]
+
+
+def get_txt_dnspython(name):
+    """Return a TXT record associated with a DNS name."""
+    a = dns.resolver.query(name, dns.rdatatype.TXT)
+    for r in a.response.answer:
+        if r.rdtype == dns.rdatatype.TXT:
+            return b"".join(r.items[0].strings)
+    return None
+
+
+def get_txt_pydns(name):
+    """Return a TXT record associated with a DNS name."""
+    # Older pydns releases don't like a trailing dot.
+    if name.endswith('.'):
+        name = name[:-1]
+    DNS.ParseResolvConf()
+    response = DNS.DnsRequest(name, qtype='txt').req()
+    if not response.answers:
+        return None
+    return response.answers[0]['data'][0]
+
+
+# Prefer dnspython if it's there, otherwise use pydns.
+try:
+    import dns.resolver
+    get_txt = get_txt_dnspython
+except ImportError:
+    import DNS
+    get_txt = get_txt_pydns