Re: implementing nmap in python

[Giorgio Zoppi <giorgio.zoppi () gmail com>]

On Sun, 2007-08-26 at 17:09 -0300, Guilherme Polo wrote:
> 2007/8/26, Julius Kuhn <julikr678 () gmail com>:
> > Hello!
> >
> > I am currently working on a python program. I mean its basically a shell and
> > im trying to use nmap to portscan a host. I just wanted to know if there is
> > an easy way to implement it other then os.system etc.
>
> Don't use os.system, use subprocess.
>
> > otherwise i would have
> > to write my own portscanner. Thanks ..
>
> I don't believe this reason you are pointing is good enough to make a
> new portscanner.
> If you wish to do something like import nmap; nmap.scan(something) and
> etc, you will need to create a set of nmap bindings for Python, and
> that will be easier than creating a new portscanner that equals to
> nmap.
In order to do something similar, it will be useful a libnmap written in
C, so still your gui it will avoid to start on more process to scan
hosts.

Cheers,
Giorgio.



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