Function Name:
gethostname
Function Signature:
socket.gethostname()
Overview:
- The Python function socket.gethostname() returns the host name of the current system under which the Python interpreter is executed.
- This Python function can be combined with socket.gethostbyname()to get the IP address of the local host.
Parameters:
None
Return Value:
Host name of the localhost is returned.
Python Example using gethostname():
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# sample python program for gethostname import socket
# Get the local host name myHostName = socket.gethostname() print("Name of the localhost is {}".format(myHostName))
# Get the IP address of the local host myIP = socket.gethostbyname(myHostName) print("IP address of the localhost is {}".format(myIP))
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Output of Python Example using gethostname:
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Name of the localhost is mysystem.local IP address of the localhost is 192.168.1.201 |