.. function:: gethostbyname_ex(hostname)
Translate a host name to IPv4 address format, extended interface. Return a
- triple ``(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)`` where *hostname* is the primary
- host name responding to the given *ip_address*, *aliaslist* is a (possibly
+ triple ``(hostname, aliaslist, ipaddrlist)`` where *hostname* is the host's
+ primary host name, *aliaslist* is a (possibly
empty) list of alternative host names for the same address, and *ipaddrlist* is
a list of IPv4 addresses for the same interface on the same host (often but not
always a single address). :func:`gethostbyname_ex` does not support IPv6 name