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Generate a random IPv6 address
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random-ipv6-addr.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Generate a random IPv6 address for a specified subnet
"""
from random import seed, getrandbits
from ipaddress import IPv6Network, IPv6Address
subnet = '2001:db8:100::/64'
seed()
network = IPv6Network(subnet)
address = IPv6Address(network.network_address + getrandbits(network.max_prefixlen - network.prefixlen))
print(address)
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