session.hostname = os.system("dig +short +time=1" + " " +
request.vars.hostname)
does not do what you think. os.system does not return the output of the
"dig" call. It only returns success (0) or failure (-1).
You could use os.system("dig +short +time=1" + " " +
request.vars.hostname+" > myfile") to send the output to a file and then
read it but it is not thread safe.
If you want to use dig, than you should use os.Popen and read the output
from a pipe.
Or try
this:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/166506/finding-local-ip-addresses-using-pythons-stdlib
On Sunday, 9 August 2015 08:36:05 UTC-5, Heinrich Piard wrote:
>
> Any idea why my view does not show the result of "ipaddress"?
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Heinrich Piard <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I this default.py
>>
>> import os
>> import sys
>>
>> def nslookup():
>> form = SQLFORM.factory(Field('hostname',
>> label='Please enter a valid HOSTNAME to
>> resolve:',
>> requires=IS_NOT_EMPTY()))
>> if form.process().accepted:
>> response.flash = "Hostname accepted"
>> session.hostname = os.system("dig +short +time=1" + " " +
>> request.vars.hostname)
>> else:
>> response.flash = 'Please fill the form with a valid hostname'
>> ipaddress = session.hostname
>> return dict(form=form, ipaddress=ipaddress)
>>
>> and respective nslookup.html
>>
>> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
>> <h1>Domain Name Lookup Tool</h1>
>>
>> {{=form}}
>>
>> <h2>
>> Entered HOSTNAME has IP Address:
>> </h2>
>> {{=BEAUTIFY(ipaddress)}}
>>
>>
>>
>> However, the resolved IP does not work though I see the nslookup when
>> doing a tcpdump.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
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