distrax.utils.network.ip_address_and_netmask_from_network_interface

distrax.utils.network.ip_address_and_netmask_from_network_interface(interface)

Get the ip address either the inet4 or 6 from the network interface provided.

Parameters:

interface (str) – the network interface i.e. eth0, ib0, etc

Return type:

tuple[str, str, str]

Returns:

A string format of the ip address as ..*.* The netmask as a str Then the ..*.*/*

Raises:

OSError – when the interface does not exist

Examples

>>> distrax.utils.network.ip_address_and_netmask_from_network_interface("lo")
    '127.0.0.1', '32', '127.0.0.1/32'