ping server status on python
import platform # For getting the operating system name import subprocess # For executing a shell command def ping(host): """ Returns True if host (str) responds to a ping request. Remember that a host may not respond to a ping (ICMP) request even if the host name is valid. """ # Option for the number of packets as a function of param = '-n' if platform.system().lower()=='windows' else '-c' # Building the command. Ex: "ping -c 1 google.com" command = ['ping', param, '1', host] return subprocess.call(command) == 0
