code: def inet_pton(address_family, ip_string):
      
      global __inet_pton
      if __inet_pton is None:
          if hasattr(socket, 'inet_pton'):
              __inet_pton = socket.inet_pton
          else:
              from ospd import win_socket
              __inet_pton = win_socket.inet_pton
  
      return __inet_pton(address_family, ip_string)
docs: A platform independent version of inet_pton