ipv4_convert.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


import socket
from binascii import hexlify

def convert_ipv4_addr():
    for ip_addr in ['127.0.0.1', '192.168.0.1']:
        packed_ip_addr = socket.inet_aton(ip_addr)
        unpacked_ip_addr = socket.inet_ntoa(packed_ip_addr)
        print "IP Address: %s => Packed: %s, Unpacked: %s"\
        %(ip_addr, hexlify(packed_ip_addr), unpacked_ip_addr)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    convert_ipv4_addr()