using text file to get ip address from hostname

[dkatorza at gmail.com]

בתאריך יום רביעי, 12 בספטמבר 2012 17:24:50 UTC+3, מאת dkat... at gmail.com:
> hello ,
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> i'm new to Python and i searched the web and could not find an answer for my issue.
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> i need to get an ip address from list of hostnames which are in a textfile.
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> this is what i have so far 
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> #!/usr/bin/env python
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> #Get the IP Address
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> import socket
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> hostname = 'need it to read from a text file'
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> addr = socket.gethostbyname(hostname)
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> print 'The address of ', hostname, 'is', addr 
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> any idea ? 
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> sorry for my english
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> thanks.

thank you ChrisA
it's not really homework, i found a lab exercise on the web and i;m trying to study with it. maybe not the most efficient way.

i have a file with hostnames ordered line by line.

i will check the sources and will get back with outcome.

once again , Thanks,