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python-broadlink/broadlink/helpers.py
Felipe Martins Diel 5af3a81264 Restore VPN support
2020-09-16 14:05:07 -07:00

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"""Helper functions."""
import socket
def get_local_ip() -> str:
"""Try to determine the local IP address of the machine."""
# Useful for VPNs.
try:
local_ip_address = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
if not local_ip_address.startswith('127.'):
return local_ip_address
except OSError:
pass
# Connecting to UDP address does not send packets.
with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) as s:
s.connect(('8.8.8.8', 53))
return s.getsockname()[0]