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+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+
+""" Simple DNS client
+
+A simple example of a client using the DNS resolver.
+"""
+
+import dns.resolver
+
+
+def main():
+    """DNS client"""
+    # Parse arguments
+    import argparse
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="DNS Client")
+    parser.add_argument("hostname", help="hostname to resolve")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-c", "--caching", action="store_true",
+        help="Enable caching")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-t", "--ttl", metavar="time", type=int, default=0,
+        help="TTL value of cached entries")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Resolve hostname
+    resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver(args.caching, args.ttl)
+    hostname, aliases, addresses = resolver.gethostbyname(args.hostname)
+
+    # Print output
+    print hostname
+    print aliases
+    print addresses
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()