(self, address)
Instantiate a new IPv6 address object.

        Args:
            address: A string or integer representing the IP

              Additionally, an integer can be passed, so
              IPv6Address('2001:db8::') ==
                IPv6Address(42540766411282592856903984951653826560)
              or, more generally
              IPv6Address(int(IPv6Address('2001:db8::'))) ==
                IPv6Address('2001:db8::')

        Raises:
            AddressValueError: If address isn't a valid IPv6 address.
Instantiate a new IPv6 address object.
Instantiate a new IPv6 address object .
def __init__(self, address):
        """Instantiate a new IPv6 address object.

        Args:
            address: A string or integer representing the IP

              Additionally, an integer can be passed, so
              IPv6Address('2001:db8::') ==
                IPv6Address(42540766411282592856903984951653826560)
              or, more generally
              IPv6Address(int(IPv6Address('2001:db8::'))) ==
                IPv6Address('2001:db8::')

        Raises:
            AddressValueError: If address isn't a valid IPv6 address.

        """
        # Efficient constructor from integer.
        if isinstance(address, _compat_int_types):
            self._check_int_address(address)
            self._ip = address
            return

        # Constructing from a packed address
        if isinstance(address, bytes):
            self._check_packed_address(address, 16)
            bvs = _compat_bytes_to_byte_vals(address)
            self._ip = _compat_int_from_byte_vals(bvs, 'big')
            return

        # Assume input argument to be string or any object representation
        # which converts into a formatted IP string.
        addr_str = _compat_str(address)
        if '/' in addr_str:
            raise AddressValueError("Unexpected '/' in %r" % address)
        self._ip = self._ip_int_from_string(addr_str)
def __init__ ( self , address ) : # Efficient constructor from integer. if isinstance ( address , _compat_int_types ) : self . _check_int_address ( address ) self . _ip = address return # Constructing from a packed address if isinstance ( address , bytes ) : self . _check_packed_address ( address , 16 ) bvs = _compat_bytes_to_byte_vals ( address ) self . _ip = _compat_int_from_byte_vals ( bvs , 'big' ) return # Assume input argument to be string or any object representation # which converts into a formatted IP string. addr_str = _compat_str ( address ) if '/' in addr_str : raise AddressValueError ( "Unexpected '/' in %r" % address ) self . _ip = self . _ip_int_from_string ( addr_str )