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<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Try
this:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2><code></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>import
os</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>pinginfo=os.popen("ping www.google.com")</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>#opens
file object with output of the ping to google</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>print
pinginfo.read(-1)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>#reads
the ping information from the abuv file object</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>pinginfo.close()</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>#closes the pinginfo object, as you would do for a standard file
object</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></code></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Note
that pinginfo is actually a file object, and as such, you must treat it as you
would any file you are reading to, readlines, read, etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>HTH,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=236383200-15042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Brandon McGinty</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
python-list-bounces+brandon.mcginty=gmail.com@python.org
[mailto:python-list-bounces+brandon.mcginty=gmail.com@python.org] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>david brochu jr<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 14, 2006 5:04
PM<BR><B>To:</B> python-list@python.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> re:
ping<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Unfortunately substituting os.system with os.popen results in the output
being:</DIV>
<DIV><BR><open file 'ping <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.google.com/" target=_blank>www.google.com</A><BR>', mode 'r'
at 0x009C4650><BR><open file 'ping <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.boston.com/" target=_blank>www.boston.com</A><BR>', mode 'r'
at 0x009C4650> <BR><open file 'ping <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.espn.com/" target=_blank>www.espn.com</A><BR>', mode 'r' at
0x009C4650> <BR><open file 'ping <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.redsox.com/" target=_blank>www.redsox.com</A><BR>', mode 'r'
at 0x009C4650><BR> </DIV>
<DIV>instead of giving me the ping stats "pinging etc etc, packets sent 4
recienved 4 etc)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Any idea around this?<BR> </DIV></DIV><SPAN></SPAN><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>--<BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by
AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/312 - Release
Date: 4/14/2006<BR></FONT></P>
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