Ping Visualizer is a simple Python script that displays ping latency over time in a graphical format. It also saves the ping data to a CSV file and generates a PNG image of the plot.
- Clone the repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/your_username/ping_visualizer.git
- Navigate to the project directory and create a virtual environment (optional):
cd ping_visualizer
python3 -m venv venv
- Activate the virtual environment (optional):
source venv/bin/activate # For Linux and macOS
venv\Scripts\activate.bat # For Windows
- Install the required dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run the script with the following command:
python ping_visualizer.py --dark_mode <host>
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
-i, --interval |
Interval between pings in seconds (default: 1) |
-d, --duration |
Duration of the test in seconds (default: 60) |
-m, --dark_mode |
Enable dark mode |
-w, --width |
Width of the plot in inches (default: 8) |
-ht, --height |
Height of the plot in inches (default: 6) |
Example:
python ping_visualizer.py google.com -i 2 -d 120 -w 7 -ht 5 --dark_mode
This command will visualize the ping latency to google.com with a 2-second interval between pings, a total duration of 120 seconds, and dark mode enabled.
The script will save the ping data to a CSV file (ping_data_<timestamp>.csv) and generate a PNG image of the plot (ping_plot_<timestamp>.png) in the current directory.
- Python 3.x
- matplotlib
- pingparsing
- requests