ip_issuer.py

"For generating fake IP addresses"

import random

def make_ip_issuer(chance_of_a_repeat = 0.0):
    issued_ips = []
    def issue():
        if issued_ips and random.uniform(0.0, 1.0) < chance_of_a_repeat:
            return random.choice(issued_ips)
        ip = '%s.%s.%s.%s' % (
            random.randint(0, 255), random.randint(0, 255),
            random.randint(0, 255), random.randint(0, 255)
        )
        issued_ips.append(ip)
        return ip
    return issue