1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_format.py b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_format.py
index fec0667862c..2c2345a3f76 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_format.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/python/vpp_papi/vpp_format.py
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-from socket import inet_pton, inet_ntop, AF_INET6, AF_INET
+from socket import inet_pton, AF_INET6, AF_INET
 import socket
 import ipaddress
 from . import macaddress
 
+try:
+    text_type = unicode
+except NameError:
+    text_type = str
+
 # Copies from vl_api_address_t definition
 ADDRESS_IP4 = 0
 ADDRESS_IP6 = 1
@@ -37,18 +42,28 @@ def format_vl_api_address_t(args):
 
 
 def format_vl_api_prefix_t(args):
+    if isinstance(args, (ipaddress.IPv4Network, ipaddress.IPv6Network)):
+        return {'prefix': format_vl_api_address_t(
+            text_type(args.network_address)),
+                'len': int(args.prefixlen)}
     p, length = args.split('/')
     return {'address': format_vl_api_address_t(p),
             'address_length': int(length)}
 
 
 def format_vl_api_ip6_prefix_t(args):
+    if isinstance(args, ipaddress.IPv6Network):
+        return {'prefix': args.network_address.packed,
+                'len': int(args.prefixlen)}
     p, length = args.split('/')
     return {'prefix': inet_pton(AF_INET6, p),
             'len': int(length)}
 
 
 def format_vl_api_ip4_prefix_t(args):
+    if isinstance(args, ipaddress.IPv4Network):
+        return {'prefix': args.network_address.packed,
+                'len': int(args.prefixlen)}
     p, length = args.split('/')
     return {'prefix': inet_pton(AF_INET, p),
             'len': int(length)}