def inherit(self):
suc = Proxy(self.successor.ip_addr, self.successor.port)
s_list = suc.getindexfile()
# for every item in our successor
for i in s_list:
# if it falls into our range
if self.inbetween(i.NODEID, self.predecessor.NODEID,
self.address.NODEID):
# add file to our list
self.indexfile.append(i)
print("Inherited %s from %s\n" %
(i.filename, self.successor.hostname))
# remove the file from our successor's list
suc.removefile(i)
