AsyncPing

AsyncPing is an async-friendly pure python3 version of ICMP ping implementation using raw sockets.
(Note that on Linux and Windows, ICMP messages can only be sent from processes running as root.)

The Python2 version originally from here.
The Python3 version originally from here.
This version maintained at this github repo.

Get Started

• If you met "permission denied", you may need to run this as root.

pip install asyncping3

>>> from asyncping3 import ping, verbose_ping
>>> anyio.run(ping,'example.com')  # Returns delay in seconds.
0.215697261510079666

>>> anyio.run(verbose_ping,'example.com')  # Ping 4 times in a row.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

$ pping example.com  # Verbose ping.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

Installation

pip install asyncping3  # install asyncping3
pip install --upgrade asyncping3  # upgrade asyncping3
pip uninstall asyncping3  # uninstall asyncping3

Functions

>>> ping('example.com')  # Returns delay in seconds.
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping('not.exist.com')  # if host unknown (cannot resolve), returns False
False

>>> ping("224.0.0.0")  # If timed out (no reply), returns None
None

>>> ping('example.com', timeout=10)  # Set timeout to 10 seconds. Default timeout=4 for 4 seconds.
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping('example.com', unit='ms')  # Returns delay in milliseconds. Default unit='s' for seconds.
215.9627876281738

>>> ping('example.com', src_addr='192.168.1.15')  # WINDOWS ONLY. Set source ip address for multiple interfaces. Default src_addr=None for no binding.
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping('example.com', interface='eth0')  # LINUX ONLY. Set source interface for multiple network interfaces. Default interface=None for no binding.
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping('example.com', ttl=5)  # Set packet Time-To-Live to 5. The packet is discarded if it does not reach the target host after 5 jumps. Default ttl=64.
None

>>> ping('example.com', size=56)  # Set ICMP packet payload to 56 bytes. The total ICMP packet size is 8 (header) + 56 (payload) = 64 bytes. Default size=56.
0.215697261510079666

>>> verbose_ping('example.com')  # Ping 4 times in a row.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', timeout=10)  # Set timeout to 10 seconds. Default timeout=4 for 4 seconds.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', count=6)  # Ping 6 times. Default count=4.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', count=0)  # Ping endlessly (0 means infinite loops). Using `ctrl + c` to stop manully.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
...

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', src_addr='192.168.1.15')  # WINDOWS ONLY. Ping from source IP address. Default src_addr=None
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', interface='wifi0')  # LINUX ONLY. Ping from network interface 'wifi0'. Default interface=None
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', unit='s')  # Displays delay in seconds. Default unit="ms" for milliseconds.
ping 'example.com' ... 1s
ping 'example.com' ... 2s
ping 'example.com' ... 1s
ping 'example.com' ... 1s

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', ttl=5)  # Set TTL to 5. Default is 64.
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', interval=5)  # Wait 5 seconds between each packet. Default is 0.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', size=56)  # Set ICMP payload to 56 bytes. Default size=56.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

DEBUG mode

Show more info for developers.

>>> import asyncping3
>>> asyncping3.DEBUG = True  # Default is False.

>>> asyncping3.ping("example.com")  # "ping()" prints received IP header and ICMP header.
[DEBUG] IP HEADER: {'version': 69, 'tos': 0, 'len': 14336, 'id': 8620, 'flags': 0, 'ttl': 51, 'protocol': 1, 'checksum': *, 'src_addr': *, 'dest_addr': *}
[DEBUG] ICMP HEADER: {'type': 0, 'code': 0, 'checksum': 8890, 'id': 21952, 'seq': 0}
0.215697261510079666

>>> asyncping3.ping("example.com", timeout=0.0001)
[DEBUG] Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.0001s)
None

>>> asyncping3.ping("not.exist.com")
[DEBUG] Cannot resolve: Unknown host. (Host = not.exist.com)
False

>>> asyncping3.ping("example.com", ttl=1)
[DEBUG] Time exceeded: Time To Live expired.
None

EXCEPTIONS mode

Raise exceptions when there are errors instead of return None

>>> import asyncping3
>>> asyncping3.EXCEPTIONS = True  # Default is False.

>>> asyncping3.ping("example.com", timeout=0.0001)  # All Exceptions are subclasses of PingError
[... Traceback ...]
error.Timeout: Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.0001s)

>>> asyncping3.ping("not.exist.com")
[... Traceback ...]
error.HostUnknown: Cannot resolve: Unknown host. (Host = not.exist.com)

>>> asyncping3.ping("example.com", ttl=1)
[... Traceback ...]
error.TimeToLiveExpired: Time exceeded: Time To Live expired.

Command Line Execution

Execute pping from command-line. Note: pping needs root privilege to send/receive packets. You may want to use sudo pping.

$ pping --help  # -h/--help. Command-line help message.

$ pping -v  # -v/--version. Show asyncping3 version number.
3.0.0

$ pping example.com  # Verbose ping.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

$ pping example.com 8.8.8.8  # Verbose ping all the addresses in parallel.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms
ping '8.8.8.8' ... 5ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping '8.8.8.8' ... 2ms
ping '8.8.8.8' ... 6ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping '8.8.8.8' ... 5ms

$ pping -c 1 example.com  # -c/--count. How many pings should be sent.  Default is 4.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms

$ pping -c 0 example.com  # Ping endlessly (0 means infinite loops). Using `ctrl + c` to stop manully.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
...

$ pping -w 10 example.com  # -w/--wait. Set timeout to 10 seconds. Default is 4.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

$ pping -t 5 example.com  # -t/--ttl. # Set TTL to 5. Default is 64.
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout

$ pping -l 56 example.com  # -l/--load. Set ICMP packet payload to 56 bytes. Default is 56.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

$ pping -i 5 example.com  # -i/--interval. Wait 5 seconds between each packet. Default is 0.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

$ pping --exceptions --wait 0.001 example.com  # EXCPETIONS mode is on when --exceptions shows up.
[... Traceback ...]
error.Timeout: Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.0001s)

$ pping --debug --wait 0.001 example.com  # DEBUG mode is on when --debug shows up.
[DEBUG] Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.001s)
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout > 0.001s
[DEBUG] Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.001s)
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout > 0.001s
[DEBUG] Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.001s)
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout > 0.001s
[DEBUG] Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.001s)
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout > 0.001s