dbus-networkdevices 2026.7.0

Connected network devices using DBus

DBus Network Devices

The dbus-networkdevices library empowers Python applications to get the active network devices that are connected to your network.

Key Features

• IP Access: Retrieve interface name, ip addresses, wifi ssid, etc...
• Real-time Updates: Utilizes callback functions to provide instant updates of network changes.

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or later
• jeepney library

Installation

Install the library using pip:

pip install dbus-networkdevices

Usage

This library offers two primary usage approaches:

Command-Line Interaction

Run the script directly to print active network devices as JSON:

dbus-networkdevices

Programmatic Control

Import the DBUSNetworkDevices class from your Python code:

import json
import time
from dbus_networkdevices import DBUSNetworkDevices

def callback(devices):
    # Handle the list of network devices here
    print(json.dumps(devices, indent=2))

# Create an instance of the class
DBUSNetworkDevices(callback)

# Keep the app running
while True:
    time.sleep(1)

Inspiration

Most python applications use iwgetid and information from /proc/net/wireless to get the WiFi status, so I created this library to get the information directly from DBus and also include other interfaces.