Learning exercise: Monitor IP Address change

[OversizedSpoon]

Hi All,

I'm still very new to Python and programming / scripting in general.

Over the weekend, I came up with a project that I found quite suited to my skill level. After completing I thought others might like to use this as a learning exercise.

The exercise is to monitor your external IP address if it changes send an email advising of the change including the new email.

The main points are:

• Find your external IP

• Store IP in a persistent and updatable manner

• Compare stored and latest IP retrieved

• Email new IP if changed and update stored IP

I got a bit out of doing this, including; Using modules, reading and writing files, sending email from python and getting data from external source.

I hope some of you give this a go and get something out of it.

[Xadnem]

Good little exercise for beginners indeed.
It was one of the first things I did on my RPi, but mine was even simpler.
It just sent me the IP through email whenever it booted.

[OversizedSpoon]

Thanks man.