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pingparsing

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pingparsing is a CLI tool and Python library for parsing and transmitting ping command output. Current version 1.4.2 requires Python >=3.7. It parses ICMP reply statistics, supports multiple platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows), and provides ping transmission and result serialization. Release cadence is irregular, with minor updates every few months.

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pip install pingparsing

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · PINGPARSING

pingparsing

http-networkingpythonv1.4.2

Install

3.1s avg

Import

389ms

Disk

40MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v1.4.2 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.412s · 40.4MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 3.1s · import 0.366s · 41MB

40MB installed

● package 40MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

PingTransmitter

✓ from pingparsing import PingTransmitter

✗ from pingparsing.transmitter import PingTransmitter

Direct import from pingparsing is the recommended public API.

PingParsing

✓ from pingparsing import PingParsing

✗ from pingparsing.parser import PingParsing

The parser class is exposed at the top level.

IcmpReplyStatistics

✓ from pingparsing import IcmpReplyStatistics

Used for accessing parsed statistics object.

Transmit pings and parse the output into a dictionary.

import os from pingparsing import PingTransmitter, PingParsing transmitter = PingTransmitter() transmitter.destination = os.environ.get('PING_DEST', '8.8.8.8') transmitter.count = 3 result = transmitter.ping() parser = PingParsing() parser.parse(result) stats = parser.as_dict() print(stats)

pingparsing --version

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe library parses the output of the system `ping` command, which varies by OS/version. Parsing may fail on uncommon ping implementations (e.g., BusyBox, embedded systems).

fix

Test on target platforms; use `PingTransmitter` with `ping_option='-O'` on Linux for timestamp support.

affects: all

breakingIn v1.4.0, support for pyparsing v2 was dropped. Code using pyparsing v2 API directly will break.

fix

Update pyparsing to v3.x or pin pingparsing to <1.4.0.

affects: >=1.4.0

deprecatedPython 3.6 support was dropped in v1.4.2. Users on Python 3.6 must stay on older versions.

fix

Upgrade Python to 3.7+.

affects: >=1.4.2

gotchaThe library requires root/admin privileges to set ping options like `--interval` or `--timeout` on some systems (e.g., Linux).

fix

Run the script with appropriate privileges or use default options.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pingparsing'

Library not installed or installed in a different environment.

fix

Run `pip install pingparsing` in the correct Python environment.

AttributeError: 'PingParsing' object has no attribute 'parse'

Using outdated import or method name.

fix

Use `PingParsing().parse(result)` (the method is `parse`, not `parse_output`).

pingparsing.errors.PingError: ping command not found

System does not have `ping` command in PATH.

fix

Ensure `ping` is installed and accessible (e.g., install iputils-ping on Linux).

Upgrade

Version history

1.4.2latest on PyPI · released May 2, 2024

Audit

Dependencies

typepyrequiredRequired for type conversion and parsing

humanreadablerequiredRequired for human-readable time/duration formatting

pyparsingrequiredRequired for parsing ping output text

Agent activity

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/thombashi/pingparsing ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/pingparsing/ ↗

docshttps://pingparsing.rtfd.io/ ↗

changeloghttps://github.com/thombashi/pingparsing/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md ↗