[Python-Dev] Python + Ping

[Delaney, Timothy (Tim)]

Joseh Martins wrote:

> I´m a beginner in python dev..
> 
> Well, i need to implement a external ping command and get the results
> to view the output. How can I do that?
> 
> Per example, i need to ping and IP address and need to know if the
> host is down or up.

python-dev is for discussion of the development *of* python, not development *with* python.

This question should be posted to the python-list at python.org discussion list (or comp.lang.python newsgroup - they're the same thing) or possibly even the tutor at python.org mailing list.

Tim Delaney