I tried posting this already but it didn't make it. I am trying again... On Tue, 13 Nov 2018 01:07:06 +0530, srinivasan wrote:
> Dear Python Experts, > > *First method:* > > I need to get the IP address basically the gateway IP I am assuming your platform is Linux. If I am incorrect then ignore this post. The code below reads /proc/net/route to obtain the gateway and then prints it. It can be run as-is from a terminal. ######################### #!/usr/bin/env python import socket import struct def get_gateway_ip(): try: with open("/proc/net/route", "r") as f: route = f.readlines() except IOError: return None for line in route: fields = line.strip().split() if fields[1] != "00000000" or not int(fields[3], 16) & 2: continue gateway = socket.inet_ntoa(struct.pack("<L", int(fields[2], 16))) break return gateway print get_gateway_ip() ######################### -- <Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453 The cow died so I don't need your bull! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list