The Tcping is a network tool. which is similar with ping.
We often use the network is based on tcp, So use tcping more accurately.
pip install tcping
➜ ~ tcping api.github.com
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=1 time=236.44 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=2 time=237.99 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=3 time=248.88 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=4 time=233.51 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=5 time=249.23 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=6 time=249.77 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=7 time=235.82 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=8 time=242.30 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=9 time=248.26 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=10 time=251.77 ms
--- api.github.com[:80] tcping statistics ---
10 connections, 10 successed, 0 failed, 100.00% success rate
minimum = 233.51ms, maximum = 251.77ms, average = 243.40ms
GFW Fucking.
➜ ~ tcping --help
Usage: tcping [OPTIONS] HOST
Options:
-p, --port INTEGER Tcp port
-c, --count INTEGER Try connections counts
-t, --timeout FLOAT Timeout seconds
--report / --no-report Show report to replace statistics
--help
the result is ascii table by using --report.
➜ ~ tcping api.github.com -c 3 --report
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=1 time=237.79 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=2 time=237.72 ms
Connected to api.github.com[:80]: seq=3 time=258.53 ms
+----------------+------+-----------+--------+--------------+----------+----------+----------+
| Host | Port | Successed | Failed | Success Rate | Minimum | Maximum | Average |
+----------------+------+-----------+--------+--------------+----------+----------+----------+
| api.github.com | 80 | 3 | 0 | 100.00% | 237.72ms | 258.53ms | 244.68ms |
+----------------+------+-----------+--------+--------------+----------+----------+----------+
The return code can be catch by some real-time test tools. Following is an example:
import subprocess as sp
# Print the return code (status=0 mean ping success)
status = sp.call(['tcping', '-c', '1', '-t', '1', 'github.com'], stdout=sp.DEVNULL, stderr=sp.DEVNULL)
print(status)
# OR print the full message
sp.run(['tcping', '-c', '1', '-t', '1', 'github.com'], stdout=sp.DEVNULL, stderr=sp.DEVNULL)
print(status)Huh, I just want to check my VPS's network status.