[Python] getting ping using the subprocess function (python3)

(this is just here for anyone who needs it since I'm deleting my account in an hour)

import subprocess

for ip in list_of_ip_addresses_or_host_names:
result = subprocess.run(
# Command as a list, to avoid shell=True
['ping', '-c', '1', ip],
# Expect textual output, not bytes; let Python .decode() on the fly
text=True,
# Shorthand for stdout=PIPE stderr=PIPE etc etc
capture_output=True,
# Raise an exception if ping fails (maybe try/except it separately?)
check=True)
for line in result.stdout.splitlines():
# Sample output from my ping:
# PING hostname.example.com (10.9.8.7): 56 data bytes
# 64 bytes from 10.130.42.70: icmp_seq=0 ttl=60 time=11.190 ms
#
# --- hostname.example.com ping statistics ---
# 1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
# round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 11.190/11.190/11.190/0.000 ms
if "icmp_seq" in line:
timing = line.split('time=')[-1].split(' ms')[0]
print(ip, timing)


(this is just here for anyone who needs it since I'm deleting my account in an hour)

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