Python: ping a certain IP without console window and with UI

Asked May 25 '15 at 12:36

Active May 25 '15 at 13:07

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Is there a way for Python to send ping and get results, 1 or 0, without the console popping out? I need the results for UI change in style.

I've been trying import os and it still shows the console, as well as subprocess.

This is the sample I get from other questions but I can't get the console not to show.

import os 
hostname = "google.com" 

response = os.system("ping-c 1 " + hostname)

if response == 0:   
    print hostname, 'is up!' 
else:
    print hostname, 'is down!'

Thanks for the help.

edited May 25 '15 at 13:07

Eryk Sun

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asked May 25 '15 at 12:36

xii

possible duplicate of [Ping a site in Python?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/316866/ping-a-site-in-python) – Malik Brahimi May 25 '15 at 12:39
`DETACHED_PROCESS = 8;` `response = subprocess.call("ping -n 1 " + hostname, creationflags=DETACHED_PROCESS)` – Eryk Sun May 25 '15 at 12:52
@eryksun Thanks! it works! btw how can I + reputation you? Im new to this. – xii May 25 '15 at 14:51
@malikBrahimi I'm not sure if it is the same. I think it will show the prompt. Thanks for the help though. – xii May 25 '15 at 14:52
See my [answer here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/7006424/205580). – Eryk Sun May 25 '15 at 15:11

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