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Python-iptables is a Python project that provides bindings to the iptables C libraries in Linux. Interoperability with iptables is achieved using the iptables C libraries (libiptc, libxtables, and iptables extensions), not calling the iptables executable and parsing its output as most other iptables wrapper libraries do; this makes python-iptables faster and not prone to parsing errors, at the same time leveraging all available iptables match and target extensions without further work. If you need further information on how iptables and netfilter work, this is a great summary.

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