[IDAPython] Useful snippets

[kung foo man]

The dialog accepts also function names, like "recvfrom":

Python>print("Address: " + hex(idaapi.askaddr(0, "Enter target address")))
Address: 0x8a6f51c

Figure out the function address of some random location:

Python>print hex(idaapi.get_func(0x080D53A3).startEA)
0x80d5330

Python>print idaapi.get_func(0x123)
None