Getting wrong local IP address in python

Question

My OS is Windows 8.1 and i have Windows 7 and linux debian installed in Vmware. In python (2.7) when i try to get local ip address it shows vmware's ip address(Win7) instead of Win8.1 ip address(picture)! What is the problem?
I have set vmware's network adapter to NAT.

Edit: The code i used: socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())

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Can you add your code in your question? Its difficult to see in picture — Shahriar, Dec 25 '14 at 13:09
I'm sorry! I used `socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())` — HBasiri, Dec 25 '14 at 13:14
I think the code is correct but i don't know why it returns vmware's local ip address instead of Windows ip address? — HBasiri, Dec 25 '14 at 13:38
look at the first answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11735821/python-get-localhost-ip — Padraic Cunningham, Dec 25 '14 at 13:39
@TanveerAlam, your answer in that question is an exact copy taken from the link I posted — Padraic Cunningham, Dec 25 '14 at 13:42
@PadraicCunningham That's why i included in SO answer so that it would be easy to share with others. I have even shared the link in my answer. — Tanveer Alam, Dec 25 '14 at 14:00
@TanveerAlam, yes but I do think it is good practice to add a link to where you got the code from. — Padraic Cunningham, Dec 25 '14 at 14:01
@PadraicCunningham I did added the link below please see my answer again. — Tanveer Alam, Dec 25 '14 at 15:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 18 '19 at 22:04

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try use this

import socket

LocalIP = ''.join(socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())[2])

print(LocalIP)

answered Jan 18 '19 at 22:04

Ahmed

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 31 '19 at 23:08

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Please use this. That's when you have more than one IP on your machine, you manipulate the [0, 1] to pick the correct one. In my case, it's the second one. That's why 1 but in yours its 0.

LocalIP = (socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())[2][1])

Documentation for socket.gethostbyname_ex(hostname)

edited Dec 31 '19 at 23:08

Yahia Zakaria

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answered Dec 31 '19 at 21:14

kal

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Getting wrong local IP address in python

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