utils/nethelpers.py

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"""
Some network related convenience functions
"""

from netifaces import AF_INET

import netifaces as ni


def get_my_primary_interface():
    gateways = ni.gateways()
    assert 'default' in gateways, \
        ("No default gateway on host/container, "
         "cannot determine primary interface")
    default_gw_index = gateways['default'].keys()[0]
    # gateways[default_gw_index] has the format (example):
    # [('10.15.32.1', 'en0', True)]
    interface_name = gateways[default_gw_index][0][1]
    return interface_name


def get_my_primary_local_ipv4(ifname=None):
    ifname = get_my_primary_interface() if ifname is None else ifname
    addresses = ni.ifaddresses(ifname)
    ipv4 = addresses[AF_INET][0]['addr']
    return ipv4


if __name__ == '__main__':
    print get_my_primary_local_ipv4()