# Module `onionr.utils.gethostname`

Onionr - Private P2P Communication

Get the node's Tor hostname

Source code

    '''
        Onionr - Private P2P Communication

        Get the node's Tor hostname
    '''
    '''
        This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
        it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
        the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
        (at your option) any later version.

        This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
        GNU General Public License for more details.

        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
        along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
    '''
    from . import identifyhome
    import filepaths
    def get_hostname():
        try:
            with open(identifyhome.identify_home() + '/hs/hostname', 'r') as hostname:
                return hostname.read().strip()
        except FileNotFoundError:
            return "Not Generated"
        except Exception:
            return None

## Functions

`def get_hostname()`
  Source code

      def get_hostname():
          try:
              with open(identifyhome.identify_home() + '/hs/hostname', 'r') as hostname:
                  return hostname.read().strip()
          except FileNotFoundError:
              return "Not Generated"
          except Exception:
              return None