command_line_ping3.py

import argparse

import ping3


def main(assigned_args: list = None):
    """
    Parse and execute the call from command-line.

    Args:
        assigned_args: List of strings to parse. The default is taken from sys.argv.

    Returns:
        Formatted ping results printed.
    """
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="ping3", description="A pure python3 version of ICMP ping implementation using raw socket.", epilog="!!Note: ICMP messages can only be sent from processes running as root.")
    parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version=ping3.__version__)
    parser.add_argument(dest="dest_addr", metavar="DEST_ADDR", nargs="*", default=("example.com", "8.8.8.8"), help="The destination address, can be an IP address or a domain name. Ex. 192.168.1.1/example.com.")
    parser.add_argument("-c", "--count", dest="count", metavar="COUNT", type=int, default=4, help="How many pings should be sent. Default is 4.")
    parser.add_argument("-w", "--wait", dest="timeout", metavar="TIMEOUT", type=float, default=4, help="Time to wait for a response, in seconds. Default is 4.")
    parser.add_argument("-t", "--ttl", dest="ttl", metavar="TTL", type=int, default=64, help="The Time-To-Live of the outgoing packet. Default is 64.")
    parser.add_argument("-l", "--load", dest="size", metavar="SIZE", type=int, default=56, help="The ICMP packet payload size in bytes. Default is 56.")
    parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", dest="debug", help="Turn on DEBUG mode.")
    parser.add_argument("--exceptions", action="store_true", dest="exceptions", help="Turn on EXCEPTIONS mode.")
    args = parser.parse_args(assigned_args)
    ping3.DEBUG = True if args.debug else False
    ping3.EXCEPTIONS = True if args.exceptions else False

    for addr in args.dest_addr:
        ping3.verbose_ping(addr, count=args.count, ttl=args.ttl, timeout=args.timeout, size=args.size)