PING Help

[brian]

Hello
Kinda new to python here is what I am trying to do
working with windows nt a simple ping script
this is what I have.
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import os
import ping
import time
print time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",time.localtime(time.time()))

ip = float (raw_input(" enter ip to ping "))
from os ping, ip
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This don't work
Any help with this issue would be great
Thanks
Brian Hannah