python ping
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