Malcolm,
Code to get MAC address of the current machine or in fact any machine on the
network
Dave Crozier
######
# Start of Code
#
import ctypes
import socket
import struct
def get_macaddress(host):
""" Returns the MAC address of a network host, requires >= WIN2K. """
# Check for api availability
try:
SendARP = ctypes.windll.Iphlpapi.SendARP
except:
raise NotImplementedError('Usage only on Windows 2000 and above')
# Doesn't work with loopbacks, but let's try and help.
if host == '127.0.0.1' or host.lower() == 'localhost':
host = socket.gethostname()
# gethostbyname blocks, so use it wisely.
try:
inetaddr = ctypes.windll.wsock32.inet_addr(host)
if inetaddr in (0, -1):
raise Exception
except:
hostip = socket.gethostbyname(host)
inetaddr = ctypes.windll.wsock32.inet_addr(hostip)
buffer = ctypes.c_buffer(6)
addlen = ctypes.c_ulong(ctypes.sizeof(buffer))
if SendARP(inetaddr, 0, ctypes.byref(buffer), ctypes.byref(addlen)) !=
0:
raise WindowsError('Retreival of mac address(%s) - failed' % host)
# Convert binary data into a string.
macaddr = ''
for intval in struct.unpack('BBBBBB', buffer):
if intval > 15:
replacestr = '0x'
else:
replacestr = 'x'
macaddr = ''.join([macaddr, hex(intval).replace(replacestr, '')])
return macaddr.upper()
if __name__ == '__main__':
print 'Your mac address is %s' % get_macaddress('localhost')
#
#End of Code
##########
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Malcolm Greene
Sent: 14 January 2008 10:35
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: [NF] Python/Dabo OS specific development issues (VFP's
sys()functions)
Ed/Paul,
If one is developing Python/Dabo applications, how do you program for OS
specific issues like:
- screen size and color resolution
- desktop space available for application (single/multi-monitor setups)
- system metrics (default colors, sounds, fonts, etc)
- interface to clipboard
- printer properties and control
- available memory and ability to control max memory usage like
sys(3050)
- pointing device properties and events (mouse wheel events)
- common dialogs (file, folder, color, font, messagebox, etc)
- path related information
- OS event binding
- timer events, system date/time values
- keyboard events
- access to environment variables (SET <var>=<value>)
- network card mac address
- guid generation
- name and path of running executable (and is it already running)
- list of drives and drive properties (size, free space)
- access to command line parameters
- font discovery
- number and type of CPUs
- OS version info
- starting, enumerating/monitoring, and stopping other processes/tasks
- returning application exit codes
- currently logged in user
- system power status (battery info, etc)
- pipes, shared memory, mutexes
- audio, video output
- scanner based input
Thanks!
Malcolm
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