On Jan 22, 5:00 pm, wesley chun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 6-11 Conversion. > > > (a) Create a program that will convert from an integer to an > > > Internet Protocol (IP) address in the four-octet format of WWW.XXX.YYY.ZZZ > > > (b) Update your program to be able to do the vice verse of the above. > > > I think it's is asking to convert a 32-bit int to the dotted form. > > > It's a little known fact, but IP addresses are valid in non-dotted > > long-int form. Spammers commonly use this trick to disguise their IP > > addresses in emails from scanners. > > that is correct. don't read too much into it. i'm not trying to > validate anything or any format, use old or new technology. it is > simply to exercise your skills with numbers (specifically 32-bit/4- > byte integers), string manipulation, and bitwise operations. if you > wish to use different sizes of numbers, forms of addressing, IPv6, > etc., that's up to you. don't forget about part (b), which is to take > an IP address and turn it into a 32-bit integer. > > enjoy! > -- wesley > > ps. since you're on p. 248, there is also a typo in the piece of code > right above this exercise, Example 6.4, which is tied to exercise > 6-7. "'fac_list'" should really be "`fac_list`", or even better, > "repr(fac_list)". see the Errata at the book's websitehttp://corepython.com > for more details. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 > http://corepython.com > > wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com > python training and technical consulting > cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, cahttp://cyberwebconsulting.com
Well, I think I may be way off on this one. . . here's what I came up with. . . . def int_to_IP(int): '''Function accepts an integer and returns a string in the format WWW.XXX.YYY.ZZZ''' string = str(int) return (string[0]*3 + '.' + string[1]*3 + '.' + string[2]*3 + '.' + string[3]*3) number = int(raw_input('Enter the number(4 digits): ')) print (int_to_IP(number)) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list