How To Create a Ping Verification Script in Python Part 1

How To Create a Ping Verification Script in Python Part 1

In this video we quick and easy ping script that you can use to verify devices in your network are up or down. We hope you enjoyed the video and would love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.

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[johnonyeyiri.]

Thanks for sharing, one of goals for next year is learn Python scripting and get my CCNA, I’m in infosec but I want a stronger IT network background/skill set . Your efforts on your channel help motivate me man! #labeveryday

[ZeroneSolutions]

Hi' Du'An. I just stumbled on your Python ping verification and to be frank this was how I learned PowerShell Scripting. Bu watching what others do with it and figuring to how to apply it in my environment. I have gone through numerous Phyton tutorials and they all sound the same. It always starts with "This is how to install Python" This is Python 2 and now Python 3" and this is String, Tuple, and so on. Just watching what you did in this Ping verification has given me an idea of how I can apply such in my day-to-day environment. If you have anywhere that I can see more of such I will greatly appreciate it. I am tired of going through the same process with every instructor/Video tutorial.

[HJSDGCE]

A bit off-topic but I love the sounds of your keyboard. It's so satisfying.

[ravenmirabeau]

Perfect!!! It doesn't get any more straight-forward than that. I appreciate it.

[KGates-jkmw]

I did not know about this! Please make more videos that show/exposes how you can use Python in IT.

[blessingonutube]

Thanks for sharing relevant information always.

Which book do you recommend for learning Python Scripting

[Squirrelnumberone]

Very cool. Starting my associates in Net Admin soon. Have a python class and didn't know why. Now I do. Very cool

[gilbertsabina]

Yo this was dope ! We need more Python man. Can you do one where we can get backup configs from our switches ?

[jairusan]

Hello, Du'An simply demonstrated, definitely useful and awesome, I would like to step back a bit and understand the context of what needs to be done before creating the script, for example, the PC you are executing the script from needs to be in certain network? needs to have internet access? This is pure python running an ICMP test right? so I guess there is no communication with the network devices in this network. Definitely looking forward for more daily automation examples my friend, awesome! Thank you!!!

[andrewbaldwin]

Lightfoot you are a bad dude!!!! Keep the scripts coming, because the future Network Engineer MUST know how to use Python and write scripts!!! BOOM :)

[edemdadanema]

Cool script. Interesting.
In some cases though, you could get 4 'destination host unreachable' packets from a router but Windows ping statistics would display '4 packets received'; and the script would be misleading.
Perhaps you could look for the substring f''reply from {ip}'' in the response and count the occurrence...

[andreslopez]

Well finally I found one that I can actually use and work, check again windows commands and it works actually 100% correct. no more Advance IP Scanner or any of the junk, thank you sir, Great video.

[codieausten]

Thank you for the code! I had to change the ping command on Linux to limit the number of pings. response = os.popen(f"ping -c 4 {ip}")

[AlmightyMek]

Cool script! Definitely want to see more python

[Chicostix]

Awesome video as always.

Might I recommend using the ipaddress module?

you can specify that a given is a ip address which allows you to do more. You can scan a network or you a can verify the given is a valid IP address.


example of network scan


import ipaddress


user_input = raw_input("Enter subnet/cidr, 192.168.0.160/27: ")
network =


for ip in network.hosts():
response = os.popen(f "ping {ip}").read()


this will iterate through each IP in the given network.

[navarachi]

Definitely enjoyed. Would like to see more. Thanks

[microsoftsurfacegeekdetail]

Thank you - I am learning something new each day and I can also confirm this will work from a YAML file if you have an external file with the IP addresses in it.

[ssl]

you should use "subprocess" for reading command lines. its fast and easier. example: "subprocess.getouput('echo %username%')" and it will return it.

[GetUmJ]

Precise and to the point. Keep it up bro

[NetworkMamba]

I would love to see more python content, it's always nice to add another tool to your belt.