Requires Python 3.5. Must be run with root/administrator privileges.

Can be used as script/standalone or in other projects.

 ping(host: str, *, payload_size: int=DEFAULT_PAYLOAD_SIZE, count: int=
 DEFAULT_COUNT, timeout: float=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, quiet: bool=False, debug: bool=False) -> PingResult:
 PingResult = collections.namedtuple("PingResult",["send", "received", "lost",
 "loss_per", "min", "max", "avg", "raw_times"])

Where:

• host: Host
• payload_size: pure size in bytes (without 8byte ICMP Header)
• count: How often to ping
• timeout: How long to wait for each response
• quiet: If true print results
• debug: If true print extra information about received IP/ICMP Header

Returns:

• send: How many ICMP Echo-Requests where send
• received: How many ICMP Echo-Requests where received
• lost: How many ICMP Echo-Requests where lost
• loss_per: Loss percentage
• min: Shortest approx. RTT
• max: Longest approx. RTT
• avg: Average approx. RTT
• raw_times: list of all times (None if packet timed out)

All times are in milli-seconds.

Credits:

• https://github.com/samuel/python-ping/blob/master/ping.py
• http://www.binarytides.com/raw-socket-programming-in-python-linux