Python randomly generated IP address as string

Question

In Python, what should I do if I want to generate a random string in the form of an IP address?

For example: \"10.0.1.1\", \"10.0.3.14\",

Answer 1

Faster: Mimesis

If you're looking for speed, try out Mimesis

from mimesis import Internet 
random_ip = Internet().ip_v4()

IP with valid CIDR: Faker

If you're looking to generate a random IP adress with a valid CIDR, try out Faker

from faker import Faker  
random_valid_ip = Faker().ipv4()  

For more details on why Faker takes longer, see this issue.

Answer 2

An alternative way to generate a random string in the form of an IP address is:

>>> ip = '{}.{}.{}.{}'.format(*__import__('random').sample(range(0,255),4))
>>> ip
'45.162.105.102'

Answer 3

If you just want a string:

import random

ip = ".".join(map(str, (random.randint(0, 255) 
                        for _ in range(4))))