Description:
cypcap 0.6.0
This package is a Cython based binding for modern libpcap versions, for Python 3.6+, attempting to
be more complete than existing and poorly maintained packages.
Documentation
Installation
$ pip install cypcap
Python 3.6+ and libpcap 1.8+ is required (Older libpcap versions can be supported if needed).
Build From Source
On Windows, download and extract the Npcap SDK and set the enviromnet variable NPCAP_SDK to
its location (You will also need to install Npcap, Wireshark installs it as part of its
installation).
On Linux, install the libpcap development package from your package manager. e.g. For Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install libpcap-dev
Quickstart
import cypcap
dev = cypcap.findalldevs()[0] # You should filter the list or let the user choose a device
with cypcap.create(dev) as pcap:
pcap.set_snaplen(65536)
pcap.set_promisc(True)
pcap.set_timeout(1000)
pcap.activate()
for pkthdr, data in pcap:
if pkthdr is None:
continue
print(pkthdr, data)
License
3-Clause BSD license (The same kind of license that libpcap uses).
License
For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.
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