>>> from ping3 import ping, verbose_ping
>>> ping('example.com')  # Returns delay in seconds.
0.215697261510079666

>>> verbose_ping('example.com')  # Ping 4 times in a row.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> from ping3 import ping, verbose_ping

>>> ping('example.com')  # Returns delay in seconds.
0.215697261510079666  # `0.0` returned means the delay is lower than the precision of `time.time()`.

>>> ping('not.exist.com')  # If host unknown (cannot resolve), returns False.
False

>>> ping("224.0.0.0")  # If timed out (no reply), returns None.
None

>>> ping('example.com', timeout=10)  # Set timeout to 10 seconds. Default timeout is 4 for 4 seconds.
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping('example.com', unit='ms')  # Returns delay in milliseconds. Default unit is 's' for seconds.
215.9627876281738

>>> ping('example.com', src_addr='192.168.1.15')  # Set source ip address for multiple interfaces. Default src_addr is None for no binding.
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping('example.com', interface='eth0')  # LINUX ONLY. Set source interface for multiple network interfaces. Default interface is None for no binding.
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping('example.com', ttl=5)  # Set packet Time-To-Live to 5. The packet is discarded if it does not reach the target host after 5 jumps. Default ttl is 64.
None

>>> ping('example.com', size=56)  # Set ICMP packet payload to 56 bytes. The total ICMP packet size is 8 (header)   56 (payload) = 64 bytes. Default size is 56.
0.215697261510079666

>>> verbose_ping('example.com')  # Ping 4 times in a row.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', timeout=10)  # Set timeout to 10 seconds. Default timeout is 4 for 4 seconds.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', count=6)  # Ping 6 times. Default count is 4.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', count=0)  # Ping endlessly (0 means infinite loops). Using `ctrl   c` to stop manully.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
...

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', src_addr='192.168.1.15')  # Ping from source IP address for multiple interfaces. Default src_addr is None.
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', interface='wifi0')  # LINUX ONLY. Ping from network interface 'wifi0'. Default interface is None.
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' from '192.168.1.15' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', unit='s')  # Displays delay in seconds. Default unit is "ms" for milliseconds.
ping 'example.com' ... 1s
ping 'example.com' ... 2s
ping 'example.com' ... 1s
ping 'example.com' ... 1s

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', ttl=5)  # Set TTL to 5. Default is 64.
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout
ping 'example.com' ... Timeout

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', interval=5)  # Wait 5 seconds between each packet. Default is 0.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms  # wait 5 secs
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> verbose_ping('example.com', size=56)  # Set ICMP payload to 56 bytes. Default size is 56.
ping 'example.com' ... 215ms
ping 'example.com' ... 216ms
ping 'example.com' ... 219ms
ping 'example.com' ... 217ms

>>> import ping3
>>> ping3.DEBUG = True  # Default is False.

>>> ping3.ping("example.com")  # "ping()" prints received IP header and ICMP header.
[DEBUG] IP HEADER: {'version': 69, 'tos': 0, 'len': 14336, 'id': 8620, 'flags': 0, 'ttl': 51, 'protocol': 1, 'checksum': *, 'src_addr': *, 'dest_addr': *}
[DEBUG] ICMP HEADER: {'type': 0, 'code': 0, 'checksum': 8890, 'id': 21952, 'seq': 0}
0.215697261510079666

>>> ping3.ping("example.com", timeout=0.0001)
[DEBUG] Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.0001s)
None

>>> ping3.ping("not.exist.com")
[DEBUG] Cannot resolve: Unknown host. (Host = not.exist.com)
False

>>> ping3.ping("example.com", ttl=1)
[DEBUG] Time exceeded: Time To Live expired.
None

>>> import ping3
>>> ping3.EXCEPTIONS = True  # Default is False.

>>> ping3.ping("example.com", timeout=0.0001)
[... Traceback ...]
ping3.errors.Timeout: Request timeout for ICMP packet. (Timeout = 0.0001s)

>>> ping3.ping("not.exist.com")
[... Traceback ...]
ping3.errors.HostUnknown: Cannot resolve: Unknown host. (Host = not.exist.com)

>>> ping3.ping("example.com", ttl=1)  # Linux need root privilege to receive TTL expired. Windows cannot get TTL expired.
[... Traceback ...]
ping3.errors.TimeToLiveExpired: Time exceeded: Time To Live expired.

>>> try:
>>>     ping3.ping("example.com", ttl=1)
>>> except ping3.errors.TimeToLiveExpired as err:
>>>     print(err.ip_header["src_addr"])  # TimeToLiveExpired, DestinationUnreachable and DestinationHostUnreachable have ip_header and icmp_header attached.
1.2.3.4  # IP address where the TTL happened.

>>> help(ping3.errors)  # More info about exceptions.

import ping3
ping3.EXCEPTIONS = True

try:
    ping3.ping("not.exist.com")
except ping3.errors.HostUnknown:  # Specific error is catched.
    print("Host unknown error raised.")
except ping3.errors.PingError:  # All ping3 errors are subclasses of `PingError`.
    print("A ping error raised.")