[Python] Get Public IP and upload it to your DropBox account

getPublicIP.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# Useful if hosting something through a dynamic IP address

import dropbox
import urllib
import re
from datetime import datetime
from time import sleep

# Function to get External IP
def get_external_ip():
        site = urllib.urlopen("http://myexternalip.com/raw").read()
        grab = re.findall('([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)', site)
        address = grab[0]
        return address

# Get what to write and put it at DropBox
def upload_to_dropbox(toWrite):
        # Get token at your app dropbox page -> Generate access token
        # This part is to give access to the dropbox app folder
        access_token = 'your_token'
        client = dropbox.client.DropboxClient(access_token)

        # Save it Locally
        file = open('PublicIP.txt', 'w')
        file.write(toWrite)
        file.close()

        # Upload it to the dropbox folder
        f = open('PublicIP.txt', 'rb')
        response = client.put_file('/PublicIP.txt', f, 1)

if __name__ == '__main__':

	# Set a counter (for reference)
        i = 1
		
	# while(1). Will run till the end of time.
        while(1):
		# Create the string to be pass
                toWrite = str(i) +  ')As of ' + str(datetime.now()) + '\nExternal IP: ' + get_external_ip() + '\n'

		# print to terminal if you want
		# print(toWrite)
                
		# Up load it to your dropbox folder 
		upload_to_dropbox(toWrite)
				
		# Sleep(sec). Make the script stop for the time being
                sleep(600)
				
                i=i+1