Best way to check if there is internet?

[Chris Angelico]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 19:40, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 19:33, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
> <arj.python at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > As discussed here but, it would have been nevertheless great to have this
> > tiny function instead of
> > nothing
> >
>
> Here's a function that determines whether or not you have an internet
> connection. It's almost as reliable as some of the other examples
> given - I know this, because I tried it ten times, and it gave the
> correct result every time!
>
> def has_internet():
>     return True
>
> Tell me, is it useful to have something that doesn't always give the
> right answer, even if it usually does? Is there any value whatsoever
> in a lie?

Obligatory XKCD:

https://xkcd.com/937/

ChrisA