ping script

[Byung-Hee HWANG]

simple ping check script with python3 (Python 3.9.2)
tested under Debian 11 Bullseye:

soyeomul at penguin:~/gitlab/test$ ./fping.py localhost
ok
soyeomul at penguin:~/gitlab/test$ ./fping.py python.org
ok
soyeomul at penguin:~/gitlab/test$ ./fping.py python3.org
python3.org: No address associated with hostname
something is wrong...
soyeomul at penguin:~/gitlab/test$ 

Signed-off-by: Byung-Hee HWANG <soyeomul at doraji.xyz>
---
 fping.py | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 fping.py

diff --git a/fping.py b/fping.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ccc1e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fping.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
+from os import path
+import sys
+
+"""
+REFERENCE:
+<https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2022-February/thread.html#905156>
+"""
+
+if not path.isfile('/usr/bin/fping'):
+    sys.exit("you first install fping, then try again...")
+    
+def check(xyz):
+    cmd = "fping %s" % (xyz)
+    try_ = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE, shell=True)
+    output = try_.communicate()[0].decode("utf-8")
+
+    return output
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    xyz = sys.argv[1]
+    if "alive" in check(xyz):
+        print("ok")
+    else:
+        print("something is wrong...")
+
+# 2022-02-27, GNU Emacs 27.1 (Debian 11 Bullseye)
-- 
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