IP notify script

http://pastebin.com/twp0zT2m
I'm trying to use this script to notify me whenever my ip address changes, but when I get the e-mail's message is in the form of "b'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" (minus double quotes).

Can somebody tell me what the cause of this is and how to fix it?

>>5
Well shit, now I feel like a dumbass.

So does anybody know of a good way to obfuscate/encrypt my login info?