Finding local IP addresses using Python's stdlib

Question

How can I find local IP addresses (i.e. 192.168.x.x or 10.0.x.x) in Python platform independently and using only the standard library?

Answer 1

On Debian (tested) and I suspect most Linux's..

import commands

RetMyIP = commands.getoutput("hostname -I")

On MS Windows (tested)

import socket

socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())