Python interface to view/modify IP routing rules

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I'm trying to find a Pythonic interface to what the ip route-style commands do on Linux, similar to how python-iptables is a nice Pythonic interface to iptables which directly calls the C library functions, rather than using subprocess to call and parse the output of running /usr/sbin/iptables. Does such a module exist?

If not, what would be the best way (preferably not involving subprocess-parsing) to do the following in Python:

Get the machine's IP routing table
Add a new rule to the IP routing table
Delete a rule from the IP routing table?

You probably don't want to hear this, but I think you're better off parsing the output of shell commands. The routines controlling all this behind those shell commands are probably not very portable. Keep in mind: Parsing the output of shell commands is an utter mess on Windows, but on *ix, it really works quite well. — dstromberg
– dstromberg, Commented Apr 24, 2013 at 3:11

accdias · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-08 18:29:48Z

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Did you try pyroute2? Pyroute2 is a pure Python netlink and Linux network configuration library. It requires only Python standard modules and no other 3rd party libraries. Later it can change, but the dependency tree will remain as simple as possible.

edited Jan 8, 2020 at 18:29

answered Sep 2, 2016 at 21:56

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