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get_public_ip.py
#! /usr/bin/env python
"""
Includes a function for retrieving a public IP in a simple, programmatic fashion.
NOTE: Does not use HTTPS!
"""
import urllib2
def get_public_ip():
"""Retrieve the external IP address.
This is done by contacting whatismyip in a programmatic fashion.
"""
URL = "http://moshekaplan.com/cgi-bin/ip.py"
f = urllib2.urlopen(URL)
ip = f.read()
return ip
if __name__ == '__main__':
print get_public_ip()
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