Is there a quick way to know the status of another computer?

Question

I need to know the status of ten computers.

Trying to use "PING",I get the info in ten seconds.

I want a more quick way to get this info in Windows7 64.

code:

from platform import system as system_name # Returns the system/OS name
from os import system as system_call       # Execute a shell command
def ping(host):

# Ping parameters as function of OS
parameters = "-n 1" if system_name().lower()=="windows" else "-c 1"

# Pinging
return system_call("ping " + parameters + " " + host) == 0

Thanks!

As an aside: aliasing `system` to `system_call` will confuse people reading your code -- `system` runs a shell command; it doesn't perform a system call. — , Jun 13 '17 at 01:39
Possible duplicate of [Multiple ping script in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12101239/multiple-ping-script-in-python) — OneCricketeer, Jun 13 '17 at 02:03
https://github.com/Lingerhk/hacking_script/blob/master/net_attacking/icmp_ping_tool.py I found it , it's fast! — eason, Jun 13 '17 at 02:25

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 13 '17 at 01:48

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Try with subprocess

import subprocess

def ping(host):

    # Ping parameters as function of OS
    parameters = "-n" if system_name().lower()=="windows" else "-c"

    # Pinging
    return subprocess.Popen(["ping", host, parameters, '1'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.read()

edited Jun 13 '17 at 01:48

ShadowRanger

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answered Jun 13 '17 at 01:19

developer_hatch

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sorry,I forgot to tell you I'm windows. – eason Jun 13 '17 at 01:34
@eason did you try it and didn't work? what error it gives to you? – developer_hatch Jun 13 '17 at 01:39
[Error2] The system can not find the specified file – eason Jun 13 '17 at 01:41
@cricket_007 Absolutely true, thank you so much, I updated – developer_hatch Jun 13 '17 at 01:45
@eason I updated the answer, let me know if that work now :) – developer_hatch Jun 13 '17 at 02:11

Is there a quick way to know the status of another computer?

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