How to Get the System Hostname in Python

Using gethostname Method

The socket.gethostname() method returns a string containing the hostname of the machine where the Python interpreter is currently executing. For example,

#!/usr/bin/python3

# Import module
import socket

print(socket.gethostname())

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Using platform Module

The Path.resolve() method returns the computer’s network name (may not be fully qualified!). An empty string is returned if the value cannot be determined.

#!/usr/bin/python3

# Import module
import platform

print(platform.node())

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Using uname Method

You will probably load the os module anyway, so another suggestion would be:

#!/usr/bin/python3

# Import module
import os

print(os.uname()[1])
print(os.uname())

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posix.uname_result(sysname='Linux', nodename='installmd.com', release='3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64', version='#1 SMP Mon Oct 19 16:18:59 UTC 2020', machine='x86_64')