I seem to always be the one to suggest this, but --
"String methods are better than using the string module because the string module has been ?deprecated? or will be soon. I think that is the word here. So, do this instead."
insideipgrepfd = os.popen("grep ifconfig_fxp0 /etc/rc.conf")
insideipgrep = insideipgrepfd.readline() ## Says same thing below -- readline() just reads first line
insideipfield, insideip = insideipgrep[0].strip().split("=")
insideipsplit = insideip.split()
insideipquads = insideipsplit[1].split(".")
insidemaskquads = insideipsplit[4].split(".")
And, heck, I know it wouldn't be that simple, but if the line stays the same but just the numbers change, you can do,
insideipgrepfd = os.popen("grep ifconfig_fxp0 /etc/rc.conf")
insideipgrep = insideipgrepfd.readlines() ##Wait, if you're just using the first line use insideipgrepfd.readline()
insideipgrep = insideipgrep.lstrip("ifconfig_fxp0=\"inet ")
temp = insideipgrep.split(" netmask ")
insideipquads = temp[0].split(".")
insideipmaskquads = temp[1].split(".")
Warning, code just above is not very stable -- if the text of the line changes in anyway it won't work.
HTH, Jacob Schmidt
The following block of code works, and provides the necessary output I'm looking for...but I have a feeling that it's working through sheer brute force and could be better:
insideipgrepfd = os.popen("grep ifconfig_fxp0 /etc/rc.conf")
insideipgrep = insideipgrepfd.readlines()
insideipfield, insideip = string.split(string.strip(insideipgrep[0]), "=")
insideipsplit = string.split(insideip, " ")
insideipquads = string.split(insideipsplit[1], ".")
insidemaskquads = string.split(insideipsplit[4], ".")
the line in /etc/rc.conf looks like:
ifconfig_fxp0="inet 172.31.2.100 netmask 255.255.255.0"
Any and all thoughts/pointers are appreciated.
~elh
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