nixosTest: remove hostname limitations

nixos/lib/test-driver/test_driver/driver.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Union, Optional, Callable, ContextManager
 import os
+import re
 import tempfile
 
 from test_driver.logger import rootlog
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ def get_tmp_dir() -> Path:
     return tmp_dir
 
 
+def pythonize_name(name: str) -> str:
+    return re.sub(r"^[^A-z_]|[^A-z0-9_]", "_", name)
+
+
 class Driver:
     """A handle to the driver that sets up the environment
     and runs the tests"""
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ class Driver:
             polling_condition=self.polling_condition,
             Machine=Machine,  # for typing
         )
-        machine_symbols = {m.name: m for m in self.machines}
+        machine_symbols = {pythonize_name(m.name): m for m in self.machines}
         # If there's exactly one machine, make it available under the name
         # "machine", even if it's not called that.
         if len(self.machines) == 1: