Getting name of windows computer running python script?

Question

Basically, I have a couple Windows computers on my network that will be running a python script. A different set of configuration options should be used in the script depending on which computer is running this script.

How would I get that computer name in the python script?

Let's say the script was running on a computer named DARK-TOWER, I'd like to write something like this:

>>> python.library.getComputerName()
'DARK-TOWER'

Is there a standard or third party library I can use?

Answer 1

I bet gethostname will work beautifully.

Answer 2

Since the python scrips are for sure running on a windows system, you should use the Win32 API GetComputerName or GetComputerNameEx

You can get the fully qualified DNS name, or NETBIOS name, or a variety of different things.

import win32api
win32api.GetComputerName()

>>'MYNAME'

Or:

import win32api
WIN32_ComputerNameDnsHostname = 1 
win32api.GetComputerNameEx(WIN32_ComputerNameDnsHostname)

>> u'MYNAME'

Answer 3

From http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2006-April/552293.html

import os
os.getenv('COMPUTERNAME')

Answer 4

import socket
socket.gethostname()

Answer 5

I know it's in poor taste to post an answer to your own question, but it turns out there are three options (including the two already answered earlier):

>>> import platform
>>> import socket
>>> import os
>>> platform.node()
'DARK-TOWER'
>>> socket.gethostname()
'DARK-TOWER'
>>> os.environ['COMPUTERNAME']
'DARK-TOWER'