pycares

[Nwokike]

Hello Flet team!

We are using aiodns for high-throughput asynchronous DNS resolution in our mobile Flet apps. aiodns requires pycares (Python bindings for c-ares).

Package Details:

• Name: pycares
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/pycares/
• Use Case: Underlying C-ares resolver for aiodns to allow non-blocking asynchronous DNS lookups on mobile.

Could we get pycares added to the mobile forge (pypi.flet.dev)?

Thank you!

[ndonkoHenri]

pycares 5.0.1 is now supported on Android and iOS: https://pypi.flet.dev/pycares

• Docs
• Example

aiodns needs no recipe of its own — it is pure Python and installs straight from PyPI — so both together is all it takes:

dependencies = [
    "flet",
    "aiodns",
    "pycares",
]

Note

One thing to know before you wire it up: on Android you have to name your nameservers explicitly — aiodns.DNSResolver(nameservers=["1.1.1.1", "8.8.8.8"]). Android 8 removed the system properties c-ares reads and the replacement is Java-only, so without it every lookup fails against a loopback default. iOS picks up the system resolvers by itself. The README explains why, and the example shows both outcomes on device.

Give it a try and let us know! 🤟🏿

[Nwokike]

Thanks very much 🙏🏾