get_machine_info.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
import socket

def print_machine_info():
    host_name = socket.gethostname()
    ip_address = socket.gethostbyname(host_name)
    print "Host name: %s" % host_name
    print "IP address: %s" % ip_address

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print_machine_info()