In Fabric (Python Library) how to access IP / hostname in subtitles?

Question

In text python, how to access IP or hostname in a routine? You want to read the configuration file "conf / ip_address.conf", read the key / values ​​(using ConfigParser), and then run the tasks on the remote servers.

Development of a tool for backup / version control of configuration files from a large number of hosts. The idea is to store the last modified timestamp of the configuration files locally. Use this to receive files only when they have been modified.

THX

Answer 1

I assume that you need the IP address or host name of the remote host on which the command is currently running. env.host_string provides this. You should be able to configure a custom task and run it with execute , and inside the current host can be obtained via env.host_string