It returns this ('hostname', [], ['127.0.1.1']) i am running this on a linux system thanks
On Jan 2, 2008 8:50 AM, jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well that will return the reverse lookup of the current hostname assigned > to your system. Is this a Windows or Linux/Unix system? What does this > return? > > print socket.gethostname() > print socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname ()) > > j > > > On Jan 2, 2008 8:45 AM, shawn bright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks, Jay, > > in IDLE, this gave me 127.0.0.1 > > is there a way to get my assigned ip instead of the localhost one? > > thanks > > > > > > On Jan 2, 2008 8:31 AM, jay < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You could perhaps use this method > > > > > > import socket > > > myIP = socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())[2] > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > On Jan 2, 2008 8:25 AM, shawn bright < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > > > i am looking for an easy way to get my own ip address as a string > > > > from python. > > > > I am using Ubuntu Linux if that makes any difference. > > > > thanks ! > > > > > > > > shawn > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > >
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