Simple ping client in Python 3 by using icmp packet via low level socket.
Note: this client can only be used by root (or admin) user.
To install pings, simply:
$ pip install pings
or from source:
$ python setup.py install
Instantinate:
> import pings
> p = pings.Ping()
In case that you want to send simple ping:
> response = p.ping("google.com")
Then, pings it and returns a response object. This resopnse object can be used for checking status (success or failed), messages and etc.
If you want to know status, you simply use response.is_reached()
> response.is_reached() # If icmp packet successfully was reachecd, returns `True`.
If you want to know ping messages, you simply use response.print_messages()
> response.print_messages()
PING google.com (172.217.27.174): 55 data bytes
55 bytes from 172.217.27.174: icmp_seq=0 ttl=49 time=32.333 ms
--- google.com ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 32.333/32.333/32.333 ms
If you want print messages during executing on stdout, turns off quiet option (default: True).
> import pings
> p = pings.Ping(quiet=False)
> p.ping("google.com")
PING google.com (172.217.27.174): 55 data bytes
55 bytes from 172.217.27.174: icmp_seq=0 ttl=49 time=32.333 ms
--- google.com ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 32.333/32.333/32.333 ms
If you want to ping multiple times, use option times.
Then, is_reached method is True in case that last packet was successfully sent to the destination.
> import pings
> p = pings.Ping(quiet=False)
> response = p.ping("google.com", times=3)
PING google.com (172.217.27.174): 55 data bytes
55 bytes from 172.217.27.174: icmp_seq=0 ttl=49 time=32.426 ms
55 bytes from 172.217.27.174: icmp_seq=1 ttl=49 time=32.160 ms
55 bytes from 172.217.27.174: icmp_seq=2 ttl=49 time=31.829 ms
--- google.com ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 31.829/32.138/32.426 ms
> response.is_reached()
True