For some scripts, I need to check if I'm using my own IP or a different one (VPN).
Here is the function I use:
import requests
import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()
MY_IP = os.getenv("MY_IP")
def check_my_ip():
global MY_IP
try:
response = requests.get('https://api.ipify.org?format=json')
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
ip = data['ip']
if ip != MY_IP:
print(f"\n✅ Using a different IP: {ip} != {MY_IP}")
return True
else:
print(f"\n❌ EXPOSED: Using my IP: {ip} == {MY_IP}")
return False
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"\n❌ IP Error: {e}")
return False
Added to my my_utils.py library my-utils
This gets used then in my scripts as follows, if script needs to run on a protected IP address:
from my_utils import check_my_ip
if check_my_ip():
# do something