import random, socket import config, logger def set_bind_IP(filePath=''): '''Set a random localhost IP to a specified file (intended for private or public API localhost IPs)''' if config.get('general.random_bind_ip', True): hostOctets = [str(127), str(random.randint(0x02, 0xFF)), str(random.randint(0x02, 0xFF)), str(random.randint(0x02, 0xFF))] data = '.'.join(hostOctets) # Try to bind IP. Some platforms like Mac block non normal 127.x.x.x s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) try: s.bind((data, 0)) except OSError: # if mac/non-bindable, show warning and default to 127.0.0.1 logger.warn('Your platform appears to not support random local host addresses 127.x.x.x. Falling back to 127.0.0.1.') data = '127.0.0.1' s.close() else: data = '127.0.0.1' if filePath != '': with open(filePath, 'w') as bindFile: bindFile.write(data) return data