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Get mac address for current system's wireless router.
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getmac.py
#!/usr/bin/python
import commands
def getmac(iface):
words = commands.getoutput("ifconfig " + iface).split()
if "HWaddr" in words:
return words[ words.index("HWaddr") + 1 ]
else:
return 'MAC Address Not Found!'
if __name__ == "__main__":
print getmac( "wlan0" )
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