hostid: Add hostid.py

Author: Expertcoderz

src/hostid.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+
+def hostid():
+    # We're not the only ones being lazy here... musl libc's gethostid(3)
+    # returns zero as well. hostid can arguably be considered as obsolete.
+    print("00000000")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = OptionParser(
+        usage="Usage: %prog",
+        description="Print a 32-bit numeric host machine identifier.",
+        epilog="This implementation gives an all-zero identifier.",
+        add_help_option=False,
+    )
+    parser.add_option("--help", action="help", help="show usage information and exit")
+
+    _, args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args:
+        parser.error(f"extra operand '{args[0]}'")
+
+    hostid()