insideipgrep = insideipgrep.lstrip("ifconfig_fxp0=\"inet ")
No! The argument to lstrip() is a list of characters, any of which will be stripped! It is *not* a prefix to remove!
>>> insideipgrep='ifconfig if 00=_xxx Wow'
>>> insideipgrep.lstrip("ifconfig_fxp0=\"inet ")
'Wow'You could use
insideipgrep = insideipgrep[len("ifconfig_fxp0=\"inet "):]One minor suggestion - use embedded underscores or capital letters to make your variable names easier to read - instead of insideipgrep use insideIpGrep or inside_ip_grep.
Kent
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