[Python] Writing a Python script to ping a list of IP addresses and return whether the host is...

I've written my script to ping a list of IP addresses in a list. However, when I run the script, it just prints all of my IP addresses, but doesn't actually ping them from what I can tell.

Anyone that could tell me what I'm missing, I'd be most appreciative.

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os

ip_list = ['8.8.8.8'
'8.8.4.4'
'1.1.1.1'
'4.4.4.4']
for ip in ip_list:
response = os.popen(f"ping {ip}").read()
if "Received = 4" in response:
print(f"UP {ip} Ping Successful, Host is UP!")
else:
print(f"DOWN {ip} Ping Unsuccessful, Host is DOWN.")


I reworked the code as follows, but it's still not liking something I'm doing. I'm running in a bash shell on macOS.

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import subprocess

ip_list = ['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4', '1.1.1.1']
for ip in ip_list:
p = subprocess.run(['ping '+ip])
p.wait()
if p.poll():
print (ip+" is down")
else:
print (ip+" is up")


The output I'm getting from that code is here:

matt$ python3 Python_Ping_Public3.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/matt/Desktop/Python_Ping_Public3.py", line 7, in <module>
p = subprocess.run(['ping '+ip])
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.13_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py", line 505, in run
with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as process:
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.13_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py", line 951, in __init__
self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.13_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py", line 1821, in _execute_child
raise child_exception_type(errno_num, err_msg, err_filename)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'ping 8.8.8.8'

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