Question

Can you show me an example of using DNS dig commands in a Python script

Answer 1

The dig command is a powerful tool to query DNS servers for information like A, MX, CNAME records, etc. 

You can run dig directly from Python using the subprocess module:

• subprocess.run(['dig', domain]) executes the dig command in the terminal.
• capture_output=True captures the output of the command.
• text=True ensures the output is in string format (not bytes).

This allows you to automate DNS queries from within your Python scripts, useful for DNS footprinting.