---
name: "packet.record"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "nfstest"
version: "3.2-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/packet.record"
---

# packet.record(3)

Record module

## NAME

packet.record - Record module

## DESCRIPTION

Provides the object for a record and the string representation of the record in a tcpdump trace file.

## CLASSES

### class Record(baseobj.BaseObj)

```
Record object
Usage:
    from packet.record import Record
    x = Record(pktt, data)
Object definition:
Record(
    frame       = int,   # Frame number
    index       = int,   # Packet number
    seconds     = int,   # Seconds
    usecs       = int,   # Microseconds
    length_inc  = int,   # Number of bytes included in trace
    length_orig = int,   # Number of bytes in packet
    secs        = float, # Absolute seconds including microseconds
    rsecs       = float, # Seconds relative to first packet
)
```

**Methods defined here:** ---------------------

**\_\_init\_\_(self, pktt, data)** Constructor

Initialize object's private data.

- **pktt:**

  Packet trace object (packet.pktt.Pktt) so this layer has access to the parent layers.

- **data:**

  Raw packet data for this layer.

**\_\_str\_\_(self)** String representation of object

The representation depends on the verbose level set by debug\_repr(). If set to 0 the generic object representation is returned. If set to 1 the representation of the object is condensed to display either or both the frame or packet numbers and the timestamp:\
     '57 2014-03-16 13:42:56.530957 '

If set to 2 the representation of the object also includes the number of bytes on the wire, number of bytes captured and a little bit more

- **verbose:**

  ## SEE ALSO

**[baseobj(3)](/baseobj/3.md)**

## BUGS

No known bugs.

## AUTHOR

Jorge Mora (mora@netapp.com)