I write a simple script to check the subprocess module and I tested it on both Windows and Linux.
The script works fine on Windows but not on Linux.
The Python interpreter used is version 3 on both.
import subprocess
host = input("Enter a host to ping: ")
p1 = subprocess.Popen(["ping", "-n", "2", host], shell=True, universal_newlines=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
output = p1.communicate()[0]
print(output)
Output on Windows:
Enter a host to ping: google.com
Pinging google.com [142.250.183.238] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 142.250.183.238: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=120
Reply from 142.250.183.238: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=120
Ping statistics for 142.250.183.238:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 16ms, Maximum = 17ms, Average = 16ms
On Linux:
Enter a host to ping: google.com
ping: usage error: Destination address required
What is the difference when running on Linux?.
CodePudding user response:
Ping command on windows is like ping -n 2 google.com
but in linux is ping -c 2 google.com
. Try using if os.name() == 'posix'
for linux & if os.name() == 'nt'
for windows and write two commands, one for each OS.