ping program in Python

[Skaperen]

i am looking for a Python3 implementation of the ping program. i've already done one that invokes /bin/ping and it is too awkward to do what i want (timing changes for the ping packets).

[BashBedlam]

Here is a simplified example using therequestslibrary.

import requests
from time import time

while True :
	start_time = time ()
	print (requests.get ('https://youtube.com'), end = ' ')
	print (f'{time () - start_time:.3f}')

[ndc85430]

Did you search PyPI?

[Skaperen]

i don't understand how that requests example sends and receives a ping packet.

i searched PyPi but nothing looked promising. it's hard to search there

[ndc85430]

Yeah, Requests does HTTP not ICMP.

What did you find on PyPI and what was hard about searching? You might also try searching GitHub.

[snippsat]

i searched PyPi but nothing looked promising. it's hard to search there

A standard search eg google you should be able to find something.
These took me not long time to find,can also test all.
icmplib | pythonping | ping3.
icmplib(GitHub) maybe the best one a modern implementation of the ICMP protocol in Python.

from icmplib import ping, multiping, traceroute, resolve

print(ping('google.com', count=4))

Output:
  142.250.74.142
------------------------------------------------------------
  Packets sent:     4
  Packets received: 4
  Packet loss:      0.0%
  Round-trip times: 44.0 ms / 46.749 ms / 51.999 ms
  Jitter:           2.666 ms
------------------------------------------------------------

The rest.

import subprocess
from pythonping import ping
from ping3 import verbose_ping

# The one on OS
output = subprocess.run(['ping', 'google.com'], capture_output=True, encoding='utf-8')
print(output.stdout)

print('-' * 50)
# pip install pythonping
ping('google.com', verbose=True)

print('-' * 50)
# pip install ping3
verbose_ping('google.com')

Output:
Pinging google.com [142.250.74.142] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 142.250.74.142: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=50
Reply from 142.250.74.142: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=50
Reply from 142.250.74.142: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=50
Reply from 142.250.74.142: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=50

Ping statistics for 142.250.74.142:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 39ms, Maximum = 50ms, Average = 45ms

--------------------------------------------------
Reply from 142.250.74.142, 29 bytes in 44.09ms
Reply from 142.250.74.142, 29 bytes in 39.87ms
Reply from 142.250.74.142, 29 bytes in 39.8ms
Reply from 142.250.74.142, 29 bytes in 39.8ms
--------------------------------------------------
ping 'google.com' ... 39ms
ping 'google.com' ... 39ms
ping 'google.com' ... 39ms
ping 'google.com' ... 39ms

[Skaperen]

The rest.

does that mean to concatenate the two source blocks? i assume yes ...

there are 2 imports bringing in the name "ping" at line 1-1 and line 2-2. so, which should i use?

[snippsat]

does that mean to concatenate the two source blocks? i assume yes ...

there are 2 imports bringing in the name "ping" at line 1-1 and line 2-2. so, which should i use?

The last code is just 3 different solution's run at once,just spilt it up want to use one them.

After looking at this the clear best implantation is icmplib,and what i would advice to use.

from icmplib import ping
 
print(ping('google.com', count=4))

Output:
  142.250.74.142
------------------------------------------------------------
  Packets sent:     4
  Packets received: 4
  Packet loss:      0.0%
  Round-trip times: 44.0 ms / 46.749 ms / 51.999 ms
  Jitter:           2.666 ms
------------------------------------------------------------

[Skaperen]

i want my code to run while the ping is on its way there and the reply is on its way back. i need to send a ping request every second, wake up in X seconds and check if anything was received. if not, run the fixer script (i'm thinking it should wait for it).

edit 1:

so, i need a means to send pings separate, then i need a means to get what comes back when it does, separate from other traffic from the same host (i may be pinging it manually in some virtual terminal.

[DeaD_EyE]

Cool, you can use it as unprivileged user.

import os
import time
import icmplib


def pinger(host, callback=None, timeout=1, *cb_args, **cb_kwags):
    def ping():
        privileged = os.getuid() == 0
        return icmplib.ping(
            host, count=1, timeout=timeout, privileged=privileged
        ).is_alive

    while True:
        time.sleep(1)
        if not ping():
            print(host, "is dead")
            if callable(callback):
                callback(*cb_args, **cb_kwargs)
        else:
            print(host, "is alive")


pinger("google.de")