Targets

All target-related classes are derived from the Target class. The following subclasses are available:

• ChainTarget
• ConnmarkTarget
• DnatTarget
• LogTarget
• MarkTarget
• MasqueradeTarget
• NFLogTarget
• NoTrackTarget
• RejectTarget
• SetTarget
• SnatTarget
• TraceTarget
• TtlTarget

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The helper class Targets provides access to the special targets (e.g. ACCEPT).

class Targets

This class provides a namespace for all target classes

ACCEPT = <linuxnet.iptables.targets.target.Target object>

Special ACCEPT target

DROP = <linuxnet.iptables.targets.target.Target object>

Special DROP target

QUEUE = <linuxnet.iptables.targets.target.Target object>

Special QUEUE target

RETURN = <linuxnet.iptables.targets.target.Target object>

Special RETURN target

classmethod get_special(target_name: str) → Optional[Target]

Returns the Target object for the special target identified by target_name.

The special targets are:

• ACCEPT

• DROP

• RETURN

• QUEUE

classmethod from_policy(policy: str) → Target

Return the Target object for one the special targets that can be used as a policy target. These include:

• ACCEPT

• DROP

• QUEUE