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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2009 - 2019 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Package implementing some special network related objects and functions.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QAbstractSocket, QHostAddress
+
+
+def isValidAddress(address):
+    """
+    Public function to check, if the given address is valid.
+    
+    @param address IPv4 or IPv6 address string
+    @type str
+    @return flag indicating validity
+    @rtype bool
+    """
+    h = QHostAddress(address)
+    return not h.isNull()
+
+
+def isValidIPv4Address(address):
+    """
+    Public function to check, if the given address is a valid IPv4 address.
+    
+    @param address IPv4 address string
+    @type str
+    @return flag indicating validity
+    @rtype bool
+    """
+    h = QHostAddress(address)
+    return not h.isNull() and h.protocol() == QAbstractSocket.IPv4Protocol
+
+
+def isValidIPv6Address(address):
+    """
+    Public function to check, if the given address is a valid IPv6 address.
+    
+    @param address IPv6 address string
+    @type str
+    @return flag indicating validity
+    @rtype bool
+    """
+    h = QHostAddress(address)
+    return not h.isNull() and h.protocol() == QAbstractSocket.IPv6Protocol