temporary answer
http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=181&thread=113874
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 4:27 AM, Ranec <python-...@cemery.org.uk> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I'm writing a Python FOSS application and am *very* keen to keep it
> platform agnostic.
>
> I don't own a Mac, but have access to some sympathetic Mac owners. :-)
>
> The following code works just fine under Windows XP and Vista but not on
> MacOS X (currently no idea what version, though Python is 2.5.?). Any
> thoughts?
>
> def get_my_ip_address():
> ret=None
> try:
> s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
> s.connect(('google.com', 0))
> sn=s.getsockname()
> if sn:
> ret=sn[0]
> except socket.error, e:
> hn=socket.gethostname()
> ret=socket.gethostbyname(hn)
> return ret
>
> produces the stack:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "./sarnie_client.py", line 181, in get_my_ip_address
> s.connect(('google.com', 0))
> File "<string>", line 1, in connect
> socket.error: (49, "Can't assign requested address")
>
> My application has been given firewall rights accept connections from
> the Internet. Is there perhaps anything else that I should configure?
>
> TIA
>
> -R
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